Golden Hills vs McFarland

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Hills and McFarland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McFarland has the higher population (14,138 vs 10,445 in Golden Hills). Golden Hills has the higher median household income ($94,654 vs $51,801 in McFarland). Golden Hills has the higher median home value ($376,300 vs $245,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Hills	McFarland
Population	10,445	14,138
Median age	37.3 yrs	26.7 yrs
Median household income	$94,654	$51,801
Median home value	$376,300	$245,500
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,067
Housing units	4,358	3,751
Homeownership rate	78.8%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Hills	McFarland
Population	9,351 → 10,445 (+11.7%)	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$64,862 → $94,654 (+45.9%)	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$261,000 → $376,300 (+44.2%)	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,248 (+20.5%)	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)

Golden Hills

Population

9,35110,445

Median household income

$64,862$94,654

Median home value

$261,000$376,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,248

McFarland

Population

14,82314,138

Median household income

$35,346$51,801

Median home value

$171,000$245,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Hills	McFarland
Under 5	7.9%	8.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	27.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	6.3%
65 to 74	14.3%	4.6%
75 and over	6.3%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Hills	McFarland
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	7.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	89.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Hills	McFarland
No high school diploma	8.1%	42.2%
High school graduate	26.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Hills	McFarland
Drove alone	79.5%	74.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	16.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Hills	McFarland
1-unit, detached	84.1%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Golden Hills	McFarland
Poverty rate	12.0%	27.5%
Average household size	2.65	3.91
Mean commute (minutes)	34	22
Median year structure built	1986	1986