Fowler vs Orange Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Fowler and Orange Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orange Cove has the higher population (9,607 vs 6,930 in Fowler). Fowler has the higher median household income ($61,071 vs $38,447 in Orange Cove). Fowler has the higher median home value ($352,100 vs $232,900 in Orange Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	Orange Cove
Population	6,930	9,607
Median age	35.2 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,071	$38,447
Median home value	$352,100	$232,900
Median gross rent	$1,172	$996
Housing units	2,382	2,515
Homeownership rate	55.4%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	Orange Cove
Population	6,527 → 6,930 (+6.2%)	10,274 → 9,607 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$57,676 → $61,071 (+5.9%)	$25,677 → $38,447 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$253,300 → $352,100 (+39.0%)	$152,300 → $232,900 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,010 → $1,172 (+16.0%)	$742 → $996 (+34.2%)

Fowler

Population

6,5276,930

Median household income

$57,676$61,071

Median home value

$253,300$352,100

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,172

Orange Cove

Population

10,2749,607

Median household income

$25,677$38,447

Median home value

$152,300$232,900

Median gross rent

$742$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	Orange Cove
Under 5	8.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	29.7%
18 to 24	12.2%	10.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	6.4%	3.8%
75 and over	6.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	Orange Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	16.3%	2.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	11.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	71.2%	95.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	Orange Cove
No high school diploma	23.9%	51.8%
High school graduate	20.3%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	Orange Cove
Drove alone	73.8%	63.9%
Carpooled	18.6%	30.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.3%
Other means	3.5%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	Orange Cove
1-unit, detached	73.2%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	13.6%
20 or more units	6.1%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	Orange Cove
Poverty rate	23.4%	39.0%
Average household size	3.02	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1987	1989