East Niles vs Wasco

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

East Niles and Wasco 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 26,222 in Wasco). Wasco has the higher median household income ($55,521 vs $51,250 in East Niles). Wasco has the higher median home value ($251,900 vs $228,100 in East Niles).

Population, income & housing

	East Niles	Wasco
Population	28,586	26,222
Median age	30.3 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$55,521
Median home value	$228,100	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,219	$991
Housing units	8,410	6,455
Homeownership rate	59.7%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Niles	Wasco
Population	29,885 → 28,586 (-4.3%)	27,193 → 26,222 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$41,162 → $51,250 (+24.5%)	$39,250 → $55,521 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $228,100 (+46.6%)	$168,500 → $251,900 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,003 → $1,219 (+21.5%)	$756 → $991 (+31.1%)

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

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)

	East Niles	Wasco
Under 5	5.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	25.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.7%	10.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	21.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	7.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.1%
75 and over	4.5%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Niles	Wasco
White (non-Hispanic)	10.9%	7.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	82.1%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Niles	Wasco
No high school diploma	37.0%	37.7%
High school graduate	34.2%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Niles	Wasco
Drove alone	84.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	17.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	1.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Niles	Wasco
1-unit, detached	70.7%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.7%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	East Niles	Wasco
Poverty rate	29.4%	19.2%
Average household size	3.57	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1974	1978