Colusa vs Maxwell

A side-by-side comparison of Colusa and Maxwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colusa has the higher population (6,439 vs 1,174 in Maxwell). Colusa has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $64,286 in Maxwell). Colusa has the higher median home value ($357,400 vs $234,400 in Maxwell).

Population, income & housing

	Colusa	Maxwell
Population	6,439	1,174
Median age	36.6 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$64,286
Median home value	$357,400	$234,400
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,356
Housing units	2,386	403
Homeownership rate	59.8%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colusa	Maxwell
Population	6,106 → 6,439 (+5.5%)	1,076 → 1,174 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$51,364 → $68,750 (+33.8%)	$64,239 → $64,286 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$255,900 → $357,400 (+39.7%)	$210,300 → $234,400 (+11.5%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,130 (+34.7%)	$929 → $1,356 (+46.0%)

Colusa

Population

6,1066,439

Median household income

$51,364$68,750

Median home value

$255,900$357,400

Median gross rent

$839$1,130

Maxwell

Population

1,0761,174

Median household income

$64,239$64,286

Median home value

$210,300$234,400

Median gross rent

$929$1,356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colusa	Maxwell
Under 5	6.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	24.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	5.3%
75 and over	6.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colusa	Maxwell
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%	26.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	58.6%	72.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colusa	Maxwell
No high school diploma	19.9%	41.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colusa	Maxwell
Drove alone	83.8%	76.0%
Carpooled	9.3%	17.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colusa	Maxwell
1-unit, detached	73.8%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colusa	Maxwell
Poverty rate	16.3%	19.7%
Average household size	2.69	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1973	1958