McKinleyville vs Myrtletown

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

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

McKinleyville has the higher population (17,152 vs 5,028 in Myrtletown). McKinleyville has the higher median household income ($66,096 vs $55,543 in Myrtletown). Myrtletown has the higher median home value ($437,600 vs $414,200 in McKinleyville).

Population, income & housing

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
Population	17,152	5,028
Median age	39.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,096	$55,543
Median home value	$414,200	$437,600
Median gross rent	$1,441	$1,712
Housing units	7,414	2,343
Homeownership rate	59.4%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
Population	17,208 → 17,152 (-0.3%)	5,222 → 5,028 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$54,614 → $66,096 (+21.0%)	$59,330 → $55,543 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$296,700 → $414,200 (+39.6%)	$278,700 → $437,600 (+57.0%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,441 (+49.5%)	$1,179 → $1,712 (+45.2%)

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

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)

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.7%
75 and over	6.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	0.4%
Asian	3.3%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
No high school diploma	5.9%	11.6%
High school graduate	20.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
Drove alone	78.4%	51.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	22.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.6%
Worked from home	9.6%	21.0%
Other means	2.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
1-unit, detached	72.6%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	12.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	McKinleyville	Myrtletown
Poverty rate	14.8%	20.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1992	1979