McFarland vs Rosedale

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

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

Rosedale has the higher population (19,325 vs 14,138 in McFarland). Rosedale has the higher median household income ($134,697 vs $51,801 in McFarland). Rosedale has the higher median home value ($594,000 vs $245,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Rosedale
Population	14,138	19,325
Median age	26.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,801	$134,697
Median home value	$245,500	$594,000
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,240
Housing units	3,751	6,503
Homeownership rate	56.5%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Rosedale
Population	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)	16,820 → 19,325 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)	$113,766 → $134,697 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)	$412,500 → $594,000 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)	$903 → $1,240 (+37.3%)

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

Rosedale

Population

16,82019,325

Median household income

$113,766$134,697

Median home value

$412,500$594,000

Median gross rent

$903$1,240

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McFarland	Rosedale
Under 5	8.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	27.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	12.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	6.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	4.6%	7.6%
75 and over	2.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Rosedale
White (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	64.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	89.6%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Rosedale
No high school diploma	42.2%	11.4%
High school graduate	30.0%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Rosedale
Drove alone	74.6%	85.7%
Carpooled	16.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.9%	8.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Rosedale
1-unit, detached	81.4%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Rosedale
Poverty rate	27.5%	5.4%
Average household size	3.91	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1986	1999