San Joaquin vs Squaw Valley

A side-by-side comparison of San Joaquin and Squaw Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

San Joaquin and Squaw Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Joaquin has the higher population (3,734 vs 3,584 in Squaw Valley). Squaw Valley has the higher median household income ($81,094 vs $51,591 in San Joaquin). Squaw Valley has the higher median home value ($283,500 vs $249,700 in San Joaquin).

Population, income & housing

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
Population	3,734	3,584
Median age	24.9 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,591	$81,094
Median home value	$249,700	$283,500
Median gross rent	$1,070	$1,042
Housing units	901	1,389
Homeownership rate	33.3%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	17.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
Population	4,020 → 3,734 (-7.1%)	3,646 → 3,584 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$34,426 → $51,591 (+49.9%)	$75,201 → $81,094 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$164,900 → $249,700 (+51.4%)	$233,100 → $283,500 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,070 (+58.5%)	$978 → $1,042 (+6.5%)

San Joaquin

Population

4,0203,734

Median household income

$34,426$51,591

Median home value

$164,900$249,700

Median gross rent

$675$1,070

Squaw Valley

Population

3,6463,584

Median household income

$75,201$81,094

Median home value

$233,100$283,500

Median gross rent

$978$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
Under 5	11.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	28.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	7.3%
55 to 64	8.7%	24.3%
65 to 74	3.0%	12.0%
75 and over	2.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	46.5%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	93.5%	39.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
No high school diploma	57.8%	13.8%
High school graduate	23.9%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
Drove alone	75.7%	64.6%
Carpooled	11.6%	26.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	7.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
1-unit, detached	55.2%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	San Joaquin	Squaw Valley
Poverty rate	35.8%	15.0%
Average household size	4.30	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	58
Median year structure built	1985	1988