Buttonwillow vs Maricopa

A side-by-side comparison of Buttonwillow and Maricopa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Buttonwillow has the higher population (1,251 vs 1,015 in Maricopa). Maricopa has the higher median household income ($38,676 vs $35,417 in Buttonwillow). Buttonwillow has the higher median home value ($215,200 vs $121,800 in Maricopa).

Population, income & housing

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
Population	1,251	1,015
Median age	25.2 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$38,676
Median home value	$215,200	$121,800
Median gross rent	$1,100	$943
Housing units	409	435
Homeownership rate	34.9%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
Population	1,443 → 1,251 (-13.3%)	1,229 → 1,015 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$38,333 → $35,417 (-7.6%)	$35,893 → $38,676 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $215,200 (+78.3%)	$77,100 → $121,800 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,100 (+14.1%)	$806 → $943 (+17.0%)

Buttonwillow

Population

1,4431,251

Median household income

$38,333$35,417

Median home value

$120,700$215,200

Median gross rent

$964$1,100

Maricopa

Population

1,2291,015

Median household income

$35,893$38,676

Median home value

$77,100$121,800

Median gross rent

$806$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
Under 5	7.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	28.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	13.7%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.6%
75 and over	4.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	53.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	83.4%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
No high school diploma	54.6%	29.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
Drove alone	82.8%	85.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.9%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
1-unit, detached	80.4%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Buttonwillow	Maricopa
Poverty rate	22.7%	16.7%
Average household size	3.33	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1970	1968