McFarland vs Tehachapi

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

McFarland and Tehachapi 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 12,366 in Tehachapi). Tehachapi has the higher median household income ($67,785 vs $51,801 in McFarland). Tehachapi has the higher median home value ($344,700 vs $245,500 in McFarland).

Population, income & housing

	McFarland	Tehachapi
Population	14,138	12,366
Median age	26.7 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,801	$67,785
Median home value	$245,500	$344,700
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,278
Housing units	3,751	3,898
Homeownership rate	56.5%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McFarland	Tehachapi
Population	14,823 → 14,138 (-4.6%)	12,680 → 12,366 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$35,346 → $51,801 (+46.6%)	$54,083 → $67,785 (+25.3%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $245,500 (+43.6%)	$211,200 → $344,700 (+63.2%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,067 (+18.2%)	$1,015 → $1,278 (+25.9%)

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

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)

	McFarland	Tehachapi
Under 5	8.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	27.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	12.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	18.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	6.3%	12.5%
65 to 74	4.6%	7.8%
75 and over	2.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McFarland	Tehachapi
White (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	48.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	89.6%	39.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McFarland	Tehachapi
No high school diploma	42.2%	21.3%
High school graduate	30.0%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McFarland	Tehachapi
Drove alone	74.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	16.8%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McFarland	Tehachapi
1-unit, detached	81.4%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	McFarland	Tehachapi
Poverty rate	27.5%	11.9%
Average household size	3.91	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1986	1983