Mexican Colony vs Old River

A side-by-side comparison of Mexican Colony and Old River: population, income, housing, and more.

Mexican Colony and Old River are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mexican Colony has the higher population (217 vs 203 in Old River). Since 2019, Old River's population has grown faster (+167.1% vs -48.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Mexican Colony	Old River
Population	217	203
Median age	31.3 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,715	—
Median home value	$90,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	83	50
Homeownership rate	50.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexican Colony	Old River
Population	423 → 217 (-48.7%)	76 → 203 (+167.1%)
Median household income	$30,982 → $53,715 (+73.4%)	—
Median home value	$65,000 → $90,000 (+38.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,063 (+17.7%)	—

Mexican Colony

Population

423217

Median household income

$30,982$53,715

Median home value

$65,000$90,000

Median gross rent

$903$1,063

Old River

Population

76203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mexican Colony	Old River
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	14.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	15.7%	59.6%
25 to 34	30.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	32.0%
55 to 64	19.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	2.8%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexican Colony	Old River
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	95.9%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexican Colony	Old River
No high school diploma	28.5%	23.1%
High school graduate	55.0%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexican Colony	Old River
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexican Colony	Old River
1-unit, detached	62.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	16.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mexican Colony	Old River
Poverty rate	27.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.61	4.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1963	—