Golden Hills vs Tehachapi

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

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

Tehachapi has the higher population (12,366 vs 10,445 in Golden Hills). Golden Hills has the higher median household income ($94,654 vs $67,785 in Tehachapi). Golden Hills has the higher median home value ($376,300 vs $344,700 in Tehachapi).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
Population	10,445	12,366
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$94,654	$67,785
Median home value	$376,300	$344,700
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,278
Housing units	4,358	3,898
Homeownership rate	78.8%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
Population	9,351 → 10,445 (+11.7%)	12,680 → 12,366 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$64,862 → $94,654 (+45.9%)	$54,083 → $67,785 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$261,000 → $376,300 (+44.2%)	$211,200 → $344,700 (+63.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,248 (+20.5%)	$1,015 → $1,278 (+25.9%)

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

Tehachapi

Population

12,68012,366

Median household income

$54,083$67,785

Median home value

$211,200$344,700

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
Under 5	7.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.8%
75 and over	6.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	48.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	39.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
No high school diploma	8.1%	21.3%
High school graduate	26.4%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
Drove alone	79.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	13.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
1-unit, detached	84.1%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Golden Hills	Tehachapi
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1986	1983