Ford City vs Lake Isabella

A side-by-side comparison of Ford City and Lake Isabella: population, income, housing, and more.

Ford City and Lake Isabella are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ford City has the higher population (4,310 vs 3,654 in Lake Isabella). Ford City has the higher median household income ($45,976 vs $26,763 in Lake Isabella). Ford City has the higher median home value ($197,500 vs $112,200 in Lake Isabella).

Population, income & housing

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
Population	4,310	3,654
Median age	26.6 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,976	$26,763
Median home value	$197,500	$112,200
Median gross rent	$993	$1,138
Housing units	1,415	2,117
Homeownership rate	37.8%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	18.5%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
Population	4,753 → 4,310 (-9.3%)	3,495 → 3,654 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$35,838 → $45,976 (+28.3%)	$35,500 → $26,763 (-24.6%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $197,500 (+37.0%)	$84,300 → $112,200 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $993 (+20.4%)	$863 → $1,138 (+31.9%)

Ford City

Population

4,7534,310

Median household income

$35,838$45,976

Median home value

$144,200$197,500

Median gross rent

$825$993

Lake Isabella

Population

3,4953,654

Median household income

$35,500$26,763

Median home value

$84,300$112,200

Median gross rent

$863$1,138

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
Under 5	10.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	27.3%
18 to 24	13.6%	0.7%
25 to 34	23.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.4%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.8%
55 to 64	5.3%	16.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	10.1%
75 and over	1.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.6%
Asian	0.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	51.5%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
No high school diploma	38.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	35.5%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
Drove alone	76.8%	86.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	7.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
1-unit, detached	76.3%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	55.7%

Poverty & households

	Ford City	Lake Isabella
Poverty rate	39.2%	38.6%
Average household size	3.44	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1968	1970