Eureka vs Myrtletown

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

Eureka and Myrtletown 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 5,028 in Myrtletown). Eureka has the higher median household income ($60,253 vs $55,543 in Myrtletown). Myrtletown has the higher median home value ($437,600 vs $375,800 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Myrtletown
Population	26,302	5,028
Median age	38.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,253	$55,543
Median home value	$375,800	$437,600
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,712
Housing units	11,837	2,343
Homeownership rate	48.0%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Myrtletown
Population	26,966 → 26,302 (-2.5%)	5,222 → 5,028 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$42,890 → $60,253 (+40.5%)	$59,330 → $55,543 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$281,400 → $375,800 (+33.5%)	$278,700 → $437,600 (+57.0%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,157 (+26.3%)	$1,179 → $1,712 (+45.2%)

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

Myrtletown

Population

5,2225,028

Median household income

$59,330$55,543

Median home value

$278,700$437,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Myrtletown
Under 5	4.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	14.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	15.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.7%
75 and over	5.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Myrtletown
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	73.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.4%
Asian	5.6%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Myrtletown
No high school diploma	9.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	22.9%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Myrtletown
Drove alone	67.0%	51.2%
Carpooled	14.1%	22.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.6%
Worked from home	10.0%	21.0%
Other means	1.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Myrtletown
1-unit, detached	62.4%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	12.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Myrtletown
Poverty rate	17.6%	20.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	16	14
Median year structure built	1955	1979