Laton vs Minkler

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

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

Laton has the higher population (1,151 vs 872 in Minkler). Laton has the higher median household income ($71,926 vs $63,947 in Minkler). Minkler has the higher median home value ($577,600 vs $244,500 in Laton).

Population, income & housing

	Laton	Minkler
Population	1,151	872
Median age	34.9 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,926	$63,947
Median home value	$244,500	$577,600
Median gross rent	$1,135	$790
Housing units	446	476
Homeownership rate	69.4%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laton	Minkler
Population	2,000 → 1,151 (-42.4%)	958 → 872 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$30,743 → $71,926 (+134.0%)	$68,026 → $63,947 (-6.0%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $244,500 (+98.3%)	$344,900 → $577,600 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	$924 → $1,135 (+22.8%)	$1,294 → $790 (-38.9%)

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

Minkler

Population

958872

Median household income

$68,026$63,947

Median home value

$344,900$577,600

Median gross rent

$1,294$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laton	Minkler
Under 5	2.0%	2.2%
5 to 17	28.1%	6.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	16.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	4.9%
35 to 44	6.7%	5.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	29.2%
55 to 64	24.7%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.4%
75 and over	5.2%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laton	Minkler
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	75.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	62.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laton	Minkler
No high school diploma	33.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	24.5%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laton	Minkler
Drove alone	82.9%	66.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	4.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	33.6%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laton	Minkler
1-unit, detached	84.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	29.0%

Poverty & households

	Laton	Minkler
Poverty rate	8.0%	5.2%
Average household size	2.88	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	34
Median year structure built	1974	1977