East Niles vs Rosamond

A side-by-side comparison of East Niles and Rosamond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Niles has the higher population (28,586 vs 20,835 in Rosamond). Rosamond has the higher median household income ($77,773 vs $51,250 in East Niles). Rosamond has the higher median home value ($330,100 vs $228,100 in East Niles).

Population, income & housing

	East Niles	Rosamond
Population	28,586	20,835
Median age	30.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$77,773
Median home value	$228,100	$330,100
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,230
Housing units	8,410	7,179
Homeownership rate	59.7%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Niles	Rosamond
Population	29,885 → 28,586 (-4.3%)	20,851 → 20,835 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$41,162 → $51,250 (+24.5%)	$61,807 → $77,773 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $228,100 (+46.6%)	$208,600 → $330,100 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,219 (+21.5%)	$949 → $1,230 (+29.6%)

East Niles

Population

29,88528,586

Median household income

$41,162$51,250

Median home value

$155,600$228,100

Median gross rent

$1,003$1,219

Rosamond

Population

20,85120,835

Median household income

$61,807$77,773

Median home value

$208,600$330,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,230

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Niles	Rosamond
Under 5	5.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	25.3%	22.9%
18 to 24	12.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.8%
75 and over	4.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Niles	Rosamond
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	32.5%
Black or African American	4.2%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	82.1%	43.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Niles	Rosamond
No high school diploma	37.0%	14.3%
High school graduate	34.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Niles	Rosamond
Drove alone	84.5%	80.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	7.4%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Niles	Rosamond
1-unit, detached	70.7%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	East Niles	Rosamond
Poverty rate	29.4%	17.4%
Average household size	3.57	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1974	1993