Firebaugh vs Huron

A side-by-side comparison of Firebaugh and Huron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Firebaugh has the higher population (8,301 vs 6,425 in Huron). Firebaugh has the higher median household income ($47,594 vs $44,784 in Huron). Huron has the higher median home value ($236,500 vs $235,100 in Firebaugh).

Population, income & housing

	Firebaugh	Huron
Population	8,301	6,425
Median age	33.8 yrs	27.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,594	$44,784
Median home value	$235,100	$236,500
Median gross rent	$905	$1,060
Housing units	2,551	1,694
Homeownership rate	46.4%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	16.1%	13.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Firebaugh	Huron
Population	8,300 → 8,301 (+0.0%)	7,115 → 6,425 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$35,616 → $47,594 (+33.6%)	$25,060 → $44,784 (+78.7%)
Median home value	$173,300 → $235,100 (+35.7%)	$163,000 → $236,500 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $905 (+39.9%)	$709 → $1,060 (+49.5%)

Firebaugh

Population

8,3008,301

Median household income

$35,616$47,594

Median home value

$173,300$235,100

Median gross rent

$647$905

Huron

Population

7,1156,425

Median household income

$25,060$44,784

Median home value

$163,000$236,500

Median gross rent

$709$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Firebaugh	Huron
Under 5	7.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	26.6%	26.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	2.2%
75 and over	4.1%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Firebaugh	Huron
White (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	96.1%	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Firebaugh	Huron
No high school diploma	57.3%	60.8%
High school graduate	23.5%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	15.1%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Firebaugh	Huron
Drove alone	86.8%	71.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.7%
Other means	1.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Firebaugh	Huron
1-unit, detached	64.1%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	18.9%
20 or more units	14.7%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Firebaugh	Huron
Poverty rate	31.9%	33.2%
Average household size	3.37	3.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1994	1990