Biola vs Laton

A side-by-side comparison of Biola and Laton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Biola has the higher population (1,163 vs 1,151 in Laton). Laton has the higher median household income ($71,926 vs $40,094 in Biola). Laton has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $237,100 in Biola).

Population, income & housing

	Biola	Laton
Population	1,163	1,151
Median age	24.4 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,094	$71,926
Median home value	$237,100	$244,500
Median gross rent	$948	$1,135
Housing units	309	446
Homeownership rate	46.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biola	Laton
Population	1,705 → 1,163 (-31.8%)	2,000 → 1,151 (-42.4%)
Median household income	$54,375 → $40,094 (-26.3%)	$30,743 → $71,926 (+134.0%)
Median home value	$156,200 → $237,100 (+51.8%)	$123,300 → $244,500 (+98.3%)
Median gross rent	$939 → $948 (+1.0%)	$924 → $1,135 (+22.8%)

Biola

Population

1,7051,163

Median household income

$54,375$40,094

Median home value

$156,200$237,100

Median gross rent

$939$948

Laton

Population

2,0001,151

Median household income

$30,743$71,926

Median home value

$123,300$244,500

Median gross rent

$924$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biola	Laton
Under 5	10.7%	2.0%
5 to 17	28.3%	28.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	14.3%	6.7%
45 to 54	6.8%	6.3%
55 to 64	2.4%	24.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	7.0%
75 and over	2.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biola	Laton
White (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	37.4%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.9%	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	83.8%	62.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biola	Laton
No high school diploma	42.9%	33.0%
High school graduate	22.7%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biola	Laton
Drove alone	55.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	34.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	4.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biola	Laton
1-unit, detached	59.9%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	22.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Biola	Laton
Poverty rate	46.4%	8.0%
Average household size	4.02	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1985	1974