California City vs McFarland

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

California City and McFarland 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 14,138 in McFarland). California City has the higher median household income ($55,271 vs $51,801 in McFarland). McFarland has the higher median home value ($245,500 vs $239,600 in California City).

Population, income & housing

	California City	McFarland
Population	14,821	14,138
Median age	33.8 yrs	26.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,271	$51,801
Median home value	$239,600	$245,500
Median gross rent	$1,016	$1,067
Housing units	5,377	3,751
Homeownership rate	57.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California City	McFarland
Population	13,826 → 14,821 (+7.2%)	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$49,022 → $55,271 (+12.7%)	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $239,600 (+92.4%)	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,016 (+5.2%)	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)

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

McFarland

Population

14,82314,138

Median household income

$35,346$51,801

Median home value

$171,000$245,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California City	McFarland
Under 5	6.4%	8.6%
5 to 17	17.6%	27.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	12.0%
25 to 34	19.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	4.6%
75 and over	3.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California City	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	7.7%
Black or African American	22.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	89.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California City	McFarland
No high school diploma	20.5%	42.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California City	McFarland
Drove alone	73.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	16.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	3.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California City	McFarland
1-unit, detached	74.0%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	California City	McFarland
Poverty rate	24.3%	27.5%
Average household size	2.83	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	47	22
Median year structure built	1994	1986