Arvin vs Rosamond

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

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

Rosamond has the higher population (20,835 vs 19,478 in Arvin). Rosamond has the higher median household income ($77,773 vs $49,984 in Arvin). Rosamond has the higher median home value ($330,100 vs $247,800 in Arvin).

Population, income & housing

	Arvin	Rosamond
Population	19,478	20,835
Median age	24.9 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,984	$77,773
Median home value	$247,800	$330,100
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,230
Housing units	4,627	7,179
Homeownership rate	54.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arvin	Rosamond
Population	21,249 → 19,478 (-8.3%)	20,851 → 20,835 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$38,464 → $49,984 (+30.0%)	$61,807 → $77,773 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$166,900 → $247,800 (+48.5%)	$208,600 → $330,100 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,089 (+18.9%)	$949 → $1,230 (+29.6%)

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

Rosamond

Population

20,85120,835

Median household income

$61,807$77,773

Median home value

$208,600$330,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,230

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arvin	Rosamond
Under 5	9.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	14.1%	17.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	3.2%	6.8%
75 and over	2.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arvin	Rosamond
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	32.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	43.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arvin	Rosamond
No high school diploma	54.7%	14.3%
High school graduate	24.7%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arvin	Rosamond
Drove alone	73.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	24.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arvin	Rosamond
1-unit, detached	74.1%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Arvin	Rosamond
Poverty rate	31.7%	17.4%
Average household size	4.37	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1991	1993