Boron vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Boron and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boron has the higher population (2,627 vs 2,525 in Weldon). Boron has the higher median household income ($61,607 vs $27,353 in Weldon). Weldon has the higher median home value ($153,300 vs $131,100 in Boron).

Population, income & housing

	Boron	Weldon
Population	2,627	2,525
Median age	32.8 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,607	$27,353
Median home value	$131,100	$153,300
Median gross rent	$981	$1,083
Housing units	1,171	1,565
Homeownership rate	53.6%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boron	Weldon
Population	2,221 → 2,627 (+18.3%)	2,321 → 2,525 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$51,181 → $61,607 (+20.4%)	$35,574 → $27,353 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $131,100 (+83.6%)	$83,800 → $153,300 (+82.9%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $981 (+39.5%)	$682 → $1,083 (+58.8%)

Boron

Population

2,2212,627

Median household income

$51,181$61,607

Median home value

$71,400$131,100

Median gross rent

$703$981

Weldon

Population

2,3212,525

Median household income

$35,574$27,353

Median home value

$83,800$153,300

Median gross rent

$682$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boron	Weldon
Under 5	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	3.3%
25 to 34	19.7%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	29.6%
75 and over	6.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boron	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	84.7%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	2.1%
Asian	4.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	36.2%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boron	Weldon
No high school diploma	19.3%	14.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boron	Weldon
Drove alone	68.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	29.8%
Other means	23.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boron	Weldon
1-unit, detached	61.7%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	59.6%

Poverty & households

	Boron	Weldon
Poverty rate	31.3%	31.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1959	1979