Big Creek vs Three Rocks

A side-by-side comparison of Big Creek and Three Rocks: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Creek and Three Rocks are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Three Rocks has the higher population (180 vs 83 in Big Creek). Since 2019, Three Rocks's population has grown faster (-27.7% vs -58.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
Population	83	180
Median age	47.6 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$85,208
Median home value	—	$144,800
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	76	56
Homeownership rate	48.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
Population	198 → 83 (-58.1%)	249 → 180 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$90,750 → $63,250 (-30.3%)	—
Median home value	$320,000 → $297,700 (-7.0%)	$162,500 → $144,800 (-10.9%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,075 (+12.4%)	—

Big Creek

Population

19883

Median household income

$90,750$63,250

Median home value

$320,000$297,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,075

Three Rocks

Population

249180

Median home value

$162,500$144,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
Under 5	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	28.9%	6.7%
18 to 24	3.6%	2.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	3.9%
45 to 54	19.3%	24.4%
55 to 64	18.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	18.1%	6.7%
75 and over	4.8%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
No high school diploma	0.0%	45.7%
High school graduate	8.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	48.2%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	42.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
Drove alone	51.9%	69.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	29.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
1-unit, detached	68.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Creek	Three Rocks
Poverty rate	25.3%	12.2%
Average household size	2.68	3.21
Mean commute (minutes)	—	41
Median year structure built	1979	1967