Caruthers vs West Park

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

Caruthers and West Park 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 1,319 in West Park). West Park has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $64,722 in Caruthers). Caruthers has the higher median home value ($288,000 vs $222,200 in West Park).

Population, income & housing

	Caruthers	West Park
Population	2,143	1,319
Median age	28.4 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,722	$65,556
Median home value	$288,000	$222,200
Median gross rent	$1,062	$1,142
Housing units	701	293
Homeownership rate	58.2%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caruthers	West Park
Population	2,559 → 2,143 (-16.3%)	1,071 → 1,319 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$50,733 → $64,722 (+27.6%)	$58,929 → $65,556 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$168,600 → $288,000 (+70.8%)	$155,600 → $222,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,024 → $1,062 (+3.7%)	$1,020 → $1,142 (+12.0%)

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

West Park

Population

1,0711,319

Median household income

$58,929$65,556

Median home value

$155,600$222,200

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caruthers	West Park
Under 5	4.5%	14.6%
5 to 17	30.8%	22.1%
18 to 24	13.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	18.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	7.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	2.1%	6.8%
75 and over	2.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caruthers	West Park
White (non-Hispanic)	23.7%	3.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	27.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	74.1%	63.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caruthers	West Park
No high school diploma	37.4%	40.2%
High school graduate	16.6%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caruthers	West Park
Drove alone	77.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caruthers	West Park
1-unit, detached	92.4%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Caruthers	West Park
Poverty rate	16.6%	28.1%
Average household size	3.61	4.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1977	1978