Orange Cove vs Parlier

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

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

Parlier has the higher population (14,545 vs 9,607 in Orange Cove). Parlier has the higher median household income ($50,910 vs $38,447 in Orange Cove). Parlier has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $232,900 in Orange Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Orange Cove	Parlier
Population	9,607	14,545
Median age	26.9 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,447	$50,910
Median home value	$232,900	$236,100
Median gross rent	$996	$1,059
Housing units	2,515	3,847
Homeownership rate	43.0%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	15.7%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orange Cove	Parlier
Population	10,274 → 9,607 (-6.5%)	15,312 → 14,545 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$25,677 → $38,447 (+49.7%)	$34,905 → $50,910 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$152,300 → $232,900 (+52.9%)	$161,600 → $236,100 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $996 (+34.2%)	$857 → $1,059 (+23.6%)

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

Parlier

Population

15,31214,545

Median household income

$34,905$50,910

Median home value

$161,600$236,100

Median gross rent

$857$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orange Cove	Parlier
Under 5	7.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	29.7%	26.6%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	8.9%
65 to 74	3.8%	4.8%
75 and over	3.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orange Cove	Parlier
White (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	1.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.8%	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orange Cove	Parlier
No high school diploma	51.8%	48.3%
High school graduate	18.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orange Cove	Parlier
Drove alone	63.9%	74.2%
Carpooled	30.5%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	0.7%
Other means	3.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orange Cove	Parlier
1-unit, detached	53.6%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	10.5%
20 or more units	12.8%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Orange Cove	Parlier
Poverty rate	39.0%	29.9%
Average household size	3.95	4.05
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1989	1989