Arvin vs McFarland

A side-by-side comparison of Arvin and McFarland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arvin has the higher population (19,478 vs 14,138 in McFarland). McFarland has the higher median household income ($51,801 vs $49,984 in Arvin). Arvin has the higher median home value ($247,800 vs $245,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	Arvin	McFarland
Population	19,478	14,138
Median age	24.9 yrs	26.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,984	$51,801
Median home value	$247,800	$245,500
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,067
Housing units	4,627	3,751
Homeownership rate	54.0%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arvin	McFarland
Population	21,249 → 19,478 (-8.3%)	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$38,464 → $49,984 (+30.0%)	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$166,900 → $247,800 (+48.5%)	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,089 (+18.9%)	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)

Arvin

Population

21,24919,478

Median household income

$38,464$49,984

Median home value

$166,900$247,800

Median gross rent

$916$1,089

McFarland

Population

14,82314,138

Median household income

$35,346$51,801

Median home value

$171,000$245,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arvin	McFarland
Under 5	9.3%	8.6%
5 to 17	28.2%	27.0%
18 to 24	12.5%	12.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	6.3%
65 to 74	3.2%	4.6%
75 and over	2.3%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arvin	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	7.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	89.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arvin	McFarland
No high school diploma	54.7%	42.2%
High school graduate	24.7%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arvin	McFarland
Drove alone	73.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	24.7%	16.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arvin	McFarland
1-unit, detached	74.1%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	1.8%
20 or more units	4.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Arvin	McFarland
Poverty rate	31.7%	27.5%
Average household size	4.37	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1991	1986