Arvin vs Wasco

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

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

Wasco has the higher population (26,222 vs 19,478 in Arvin). Wasco has the higher median household income ($55,521 vs $49,984 in Arvin). Wasco has the higher median home value ($251,900 vs $247,800 in Arvin).

Population, income & housing

	Arvin	Wasco
Population	19,478	26,222
Median age	24.9 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,984	$55,521
Median home value	$247,800	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,089	$991
Housing units	4,627	6,455
Homeownership rate	54.0%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arvin	Wasco
Population	21,249 → 19,478 (-8.3%)	27,193 → 26,222 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$38,464 → $49,984 (+30.0%)	$39,250 → $55,521 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$166,900 → $247,800 (+48.5%)	$168,500 → $251,900 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,089 (+18.9%)	$756 → $991 (+31.1%)

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

Wasco

Population

27,19326,222

Median household income

$39,250$55,521

Median home value

$168,500$251,900

Median gross rent

$756$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arvin	Wasco
Under 5	9.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	28.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	21.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	7.6%
65 to 74	3.2%	4.1%
75 and over	2.3%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arvin	Wasco
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	7.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arvin	Wasco
No high school diploma	54.7%	37.7%
High school graduate	24.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arvin	Wasco
Drove alone	73.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	24.7%	17.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arvin	Wasco
1-unit, detached	74.1%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	4.9%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Arvin	Wasco
Poverty rate	31.7%	19.2%
Average household size	4.37	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1991	1978