Elk Creek vs Orland

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Creek and Orland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orland has the higher population (8,252 vs 52 in Elk Creek). Orland has the higher median home value ($320,700 vs $204,500 in Elk Creek). Since 2019, Orland's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -71.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Creek	Orland
Population	52	8,252
Median age	73.4 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,531
Median home value	$204,500	$320,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,092
Housing units	39	3,018
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Creek	Orland
Population	183 → 52 (-71.6%)	7,622 → 8,252 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $119,167 (+147.6%)	$44,046 → $64,531 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $204,500 (+48.7%)	$208,200 → $320,700 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $619 (+3.2%)	$910 → $1,092 (+20.0%)

Elk Creek

Population

18352

Median household income

$48,125$119,167

Median home value

$137,500$204,500

Median gross rent

$600$619

Orland

Population

7,6228,252

Median household income

$44,046$64,531

Median home value

$208,200$320,700

Median gross rent

$910$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Creek	Orland
Under 5	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	25.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	48.1%	8.4%
75 and over	36.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Creek	Orland
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	39.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	57.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Creek	Orland
No high school diploma	0.0%	24.2%
High school graduate	19.2%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	63.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Creek	Orland
Drove alone	100.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Creek	Orland
1-unit, detached	56.4%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	43.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Elk Creek	Orland
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1962	1983