Laton vs West Park

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

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

West Park has the higher population (1,319 vs 1,151 in Laton). Laton has the higher median household income ($71,926 vs $65,556 in West Park). Laton has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $222,200 in West Park).

Population, income & housing

	Laton	West Park
Population	1,151	1,319
Median age	34.9 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,926	$65,556
Median home value	$244,500	$222,200
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,142
Housing units	446	293
Homeownership rate	69.4%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laton	West Park
Population	2,000 → 1,151 (-42.4%)	1,071 → 1,319 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$30,743 → $71,926 (+134.0%)	$58,929 → $65,556 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$123,300 → $244,500 (+98.3%)	$155,600 → $222,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$924 → $1,135 (+22.8%)	$1,020 → $1,142 (+12.0%)

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

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)

	Laton	West Park
Under 5	2.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	28.1%	22.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	6.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	6.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	7.0%	6.8%
75 and over	5.2%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laton	West Park
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	3.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	27.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	62.6%	63.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laton	West Park
No high school diploma	33.0%	40.2%
High school graduate	24.5%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laton	West Park
Drove alone	82.9%	77.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.1%
Public transit	4.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.5%
Other means	3.3%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laton	West Park
1-unit, detached	84.3%	77.5%
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%	22.5%

Poverty & households

	Laton	West Park
Poverty rate	8.0%	28.1%
Average household size	2.88	4.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1974	1978