McFarland vs Potomac Park

A side-by-side comparison of McFarland and Potomac Park: population, income, housing, and more.

McFarland and Potomac Park 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 10,634 in Potomac Park). McFarland has the higher median household income ($51,801 vs $45,617 in Potomac Park). McFarland has the higher median home value ($245,500 vs $201,200 in Potomac Park).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Potomac Park
Population	14,138	10,634
Median age	26.7 yrs	23.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,801	$45,617
Median home value	$245,500	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,162
Housing units	3,751	2,759
Homeownership rate	56.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Potomac Park
Population	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)	10,833 → 10,634 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)	$40,129 → $45,617 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)	$123,800 → $201,200 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)	$1,058 → $1,162 (+9.8%)

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

Potomac Park

Population

10,83310,634

Median household income

$40,129$45,617

Median home value

$123,800$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Potomac Park
Under 5	8.6%	8.2%
5 to 17	27.0%	28.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	15.7%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	6.3%	6.7%
65 to 74	4.6%	3.2%
75 and over	2.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Potomac Park
White (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	6.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	89.6%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Potomac Park
No high school diploma	42.2%	45.6%
High school graduate	30.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Potomac Park
Drove alone	74.6%	73.9%
Carpooled	16.8%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	4.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Potomac Park
1-unit, detached	81.4%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Potomac Park
Poverty rate	27.5%	30.9%
Average household size	3.91	4.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1986	1968