Arnold vs Rancho Calaveras

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Rancho Calaveras: population, income, housing, and more.

Arnold and Rancho Calaveras are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rancho Calaveras has the higher population (6,619 vs 2,276 in Arnold). Arnold has the higher median household income ($92,589 vs $91,629 in Rancho Calaveras). Arnold has the higher median home value ($508,400 vs $435,900 in Rancho Calaveras).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
Population	2,276	6,619
Median age	60.1 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,589	$91,629
Median home value	$508,400	$435,900
Median gross rent	$1,679	$2,840
Housing units	4,567	2,654
Homeownership rate	89.7%	96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
Population	2,291 → 2,276 (-0.7%)	7,026 → 6,619 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$57,708 → $92,589 (+60.4%)	$62,275 → $91,629 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$293,000 → $508,400 (+73.5%)	$289,900 → $435,900 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,679 (+28.1%)	$1,764 → $2,840 (+61.0%)

Arnold

Population

2,2912,276

Median household income

$57,708$92,589

Median home value

$293,000$508,400

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,679

Rancho Calaveras

Population

7,0266,619

Median household income

$62,275$91,629

Median home value

$289,900$435,900

Median gross rent

$1,764$2,840

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
Under 5	1.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	0.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.0%	22.6%
55 to 64	13.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	27.8%	11.5%
75 and over	15.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	62.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	18.1%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
Drove alone	54.2%	85.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	9.1%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
1-unit, detached	96.7%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Rancho Calaveras
Poverty rate	4.9%	11.8%
Average household size	2.06	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	15	49
Median year structure built	1982	1995