Calwa vs Caruthers

A side-by-side comparison of Calwa and Caruthers: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caruthers has the higher population (2,143 vs 2,140 in Calwa). Caruthers has the higher median household income ($64,722 vs $63,232 in Calwa). Caruthers has the higher median home value ($288,000 vs $196,900 in Calwa).

Population, income & housing

	Calwa	Caruthers
Population	2,140	2,143
Median age	25.2 yrs	28.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,232	$64,722
Median home value	$196,900	$288,000
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,062
Housing units	523	701
Homeownership rate	68.3%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calwa	Caruthers
Population	2,089 → 2,140 (+2.4%)	2,559 → 2,143 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$47,458 → $63,232 (+33.2%)	$50,733 → $64,722 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $196,900 (+62.2%)	$168,600 → $288,000 (+70.8%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,155 (+32.2%)	$1,024 → $1,062 (+3.7%)

Calwa

Population

2,0892,140

Median household income

$47,458$63,232

Median home value

$121,400$196,900

Median gross rent

$874$1,155

Caruthers

Population

2,5592,143

Median household income

$50,733$64,722

Median home value

$168,600$288,000

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,062

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calwa	Caruthers
Under 5	6.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	20.8%	30.8%
18 to 24	21.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	18.0%
55 to 64	5.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	2.1%
75 and over	2.3%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calwa	Caruthers
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	23.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	98.6%	74.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calwa	Caruthers
No high school diploma	52.8%	37.4%
High school graduate	25.0%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calwa	Caruthers
Drove alone	47.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	46.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calwa	Caruthers
1-unit, detached	87.0%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calwa	Caruthers
Poverty rate	24.6%	16.6%
Average household size	4.32	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1981	1977