Mountain Mesa vs Pumpkin Center

A side-by-side comparison of Mountain Mesa and Pumpkin Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Mountain Mesa and Pumpkin Center are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mountain Mesa has the higher population (587 vs 511 in Pumpkin Center). Since 2019, Pumpkin Center's population has grown faster (+202.4% vs -58.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
Population	587	511
Median age	72.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,231	—
Median home value	$219,800	—
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	302	163
Homeownership rate	84.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
Population	1,396 → 587 (-58.0%)	169 → 511 (+202.4%)
Median household income	$38,175 → $60,231 (+57.8%)	—
Median home value	$177,200 → $219,800 (+24.0%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$629 → $820 (+30.4%)

Mountain Mesa

Population

1,396587

Median household income

$38,175$60,231

Median home value

$177,200$219,800

Pumpkin Center

Population

169511

Median gross rent

$629$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
Under 5	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	33.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.7%	38.2%
55 to 64	16.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	22.0%	11.9%
75 and over	42.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
No high school diploma	15.2%	77.3%
High school graduate	25.4%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
Drove alone	71.4%	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	28.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
1-unit, detached	76.5%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	39.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	60.7%

Poverty & households

	Mountain Mesa	Pumpkin Center
Poverty rate	21.6%	23.3%
Average household size	1.85	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1979	1985