California City vs Potomac Park

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

California City and Potomac Park 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 10,634 in Potomac Park). California City has the higher median household income ($55,271 vs $45,617 in Potomac Park). California City has the higher median home value ($239,600 vs $201,200 in Potomac Park).

Population, income & housing

	California City	Potomac Park
Population	14,821	10,634
Median age	33.8 yrs	23.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,271	$45,617
Median home value	$239,600	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,016	$1,162
Housing units	5,377	2,759
Homeownership rate	57.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California City	Potomac Park
Population	13,826 → 14,821 (+7.2%)	10,833 → 10,634 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$49,022 → $55,271 (+12.7%)	$40,129 → $45,617 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$124,500 → $239,600 (+92.4%)	$123,800 → $201,200 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,016 (+5.2%)	$1,058 → $1,162 (+9.8%)

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

Potomac Park

Population

10,83310,634

Median household income

$40,129$45,617

Median home value

$123,800$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California City	Potomac Park
Under 5	6.4%	8.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	28.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	15.7%
25 to 34	19.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	6.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.2%
75 and over	3.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California City	Potomac Park
White (non-Hispanic)	30.1%	6.1%
Black or African American	22.3%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California City	Potomac Park
No high school diploma	20.5%	45.6%
High school graduate	34.9%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California City	Potomac Park
Drove alone	73.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	13.6%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	6.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California City	Potomac Park
1-unit, detached	74.0%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	California City	Potomac Park
Poverty rate	24.3%	30.9%
Average household size	2.83	4.31
Mean commute (minutes)	47	23
Median year structure built	1994	1968