North Richmond vs Tara Hills

A side-by-side comparison of North Richmond and Tara Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

North Richmond and Tara Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tara Hills has the higher population (4,912 vs 3,935 in North Richmond). Tara Hills has the higher median household income ($116,415 vs $82,926 in North Richmond). Tara Hills has the higher median home value ($612,200 vs $546,600 in North Richmond).

Population, income & housing

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
Population	3,935	4,912
Median age	32.9 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,926	$116,415
Median home value	$546,600	$612,200
Median gross rent	$1,920	$2,593
Housing units	1,208	1,796
Homeownership rate	65.4%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
Population	4,085 → 3,935 (-3.7%)	5,117 → 4,912 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$56,771 → $82,926 (+46.1%)	$73,857 → $116,415 (+57.6%)
Median home value	$363,700 → $546,600 (+50.3%)	$441,300 → $612,200 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,517 → $1,920 (+26.6%)	$1,750 → $2,593 (+48.2%)

North Richmond

Population

4,0853,935

Median household income

$56,771$82,926

Median home value

$363,700$546,600

Median gross rent

$1,517$1,920

Tara Hills

Population

5,1174,912

Median household income

$73,857$116,415

Median home value

$441,300$612,200

Median gross rent

$1,750$2,593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
Under 5	5.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	12.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	17.1%
55 to 64	12.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.0%
75 and over	4.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	27.4%
Black or African American	14.0%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.9%	23.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
No high school diploma	29.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	29.0%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
Drove alone	54.5%	70.4%
Carpooled	30.8%	17.1%
Public transit	2.7%	5.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
1-unit, detached	77.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	North Richmond	Tara Hills
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.2%
Average household size	3.71	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1992	1964