Eureka vs McKinleyville

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and McKinleyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eureka has the higher population (26,302 vs 17,152 in McKinleyville). McKinleyville has the higher median household income ($66,096 vs $60,253 in Eureka). McKinleyville has the higher median home value ($414,200 vs $375,800 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	McKinleyville
Population	26,302	17,152
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,253	$66,096
Median home value	$375,800	$414,200
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,441
Housing units	11,837	7,414
Homeownership rate	48.0%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	McKinleyville
Population	26,966 → 26,302 (-2.5%)	17,208 → 17,152 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$42,890 → $60,253 (+40.5%)	$54,614 → $66,096 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$281,400 → $375,800 (+33.5%)	$296,700 → $414,200 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,157 (+26.3%)	$964 → $1,441 (+49.5%)

Eureka

Population

26,96626,302

Median household income

$42,890$60,253

Median home value

$281,400$375,800

Median gross rent

$916$1,157

McKinleyville

Population

17,20817,152

Median household income

$54,614$66,096

Median home value

$296,700$414,200

Median gross rent

$964$1,441

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	McKinleyville
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	15.8%	16.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.0%
75 and over	5.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	McKinleyville
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	70.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	3.9%
Asian	5.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.8%	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	McKinleyville
No high school diploma	9.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	McKinleyville
Drove alone	67.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	8.1%
Public transit	1.2%	0.5%
Walked	5.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.6%
Other means	1.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	McKinleyville
1-unit, detached	62.4%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	McKinleyville
Poverty rate	17.6%	14.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1955	1992