Delano vs Wasco

A side-by-side comparison of Delano and Wasco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delano has the higher population (50,835 vs 26,222 in Wasco). Delano has the higher median household income ($61,817 vs $55,521 in Wasco). Delano has the higher median home value ($270,300 vs $251,900 in Wasco).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	Wasco
Population	50,835	26,222
Median age	33.5 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,817	$55,521
Median home value	$270,300	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,111	$991
Housing units	12,388	6,455
Homeownership rate	62.1%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	Wasco
Population	52,886 → 50,835 (-3.9%)	27,193 → 26,222 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$43,641 → $61,817 (+41.6%)	$39,250 → $55,521 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$182,900 → $270,300 (+47.8%)	$168,500 → $251,900 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,111 (+23.0%)	$756 → $991 (+31.1%)

Delano

Population

52,88650,835

Median household income

$43,641$61,817

Median home value

$182,900$270,300

Median gross rent

$903$1,111

Wasco

Population

27,19326,222

Median household income

$39,250$55,521

Median home value

$168,500$251,900

Median gross rent

$756$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	Wasco
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	21.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.7%	7.6%
65 to 74	6.0%	4.1%
75 and over	3.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	Wasco
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	7.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	13.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	76.0%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	Wasco
No high school diploma	36.9%	37.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	Wasco
Drove alone	73.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	23.1%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	Wasco
1-unit, detached	74.1%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	2.7%
20 or more units	4.7%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Delano	Wasco
Poverty rate	15.9%	19.2%
Average household size	3.74	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1987	1978