California City vs Golden Hills

A side-by-side comparison of California City and Golden Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

California City has the higher population (14,821 vs 10,445 in Golden Hills). Golden Hills has the higher median household income ($94,654 vs $55,271 in California City). Golden Hills has the higher median home value ($376,300 vs $239,600 in California City).

Population, income & housing

	California City	Golden Hills
Population	14,821	10,445
Median age	33.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,271	$94,654
Median home value	$239,600	$376,300
Median gross rent	$1,016	$1,248
Housing units	5,377	4,358
Homeownership rate	57.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California City	Golden Hills
Population	13,826 → 14,821 (+7.2%)	9,351 → 10,445 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$49,022 → $55,271 (+12.7%)	$64,862 → $94,654 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $239,600 (+92.4%)	$261,000 → $376,300 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,016 (+5.2%)	$1,036 → $1,248 (+20.5%)

California City

Population

13,82614,821

Median household income

$49,022$55,271

Median home value

$124,500$239,600

Median gross rent

$966$1,016

Golden Hills

Population

9,35110,445

Median household income

$64,862$94,654

Median home value

$261,000$376,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,248

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California City	Golden Hills
Under 5	6.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.5%	15.9%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.3%
75 and over	3.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California City	Golden Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	64.7%
Black or African American	22.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California City	Golden Hills
No high school diploma	20.5%	8.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California City	Golden Hills
Drove alone	73.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	10.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California City	Golden Hills
1-unit, detached	74.0%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	California City	Golden Hills
Poverty rate	24.3%	12.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	47	34
Median year structure built	1994	1986