Rosamond vs Wasco

A side-by-side comparison of Rosamond and Wasco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wasco has the higher population (26,222 vs 20,835 in Rosamond). Rosamond has the higher median household income ($77,773 vs $55,521 in Wasco). Rosamond has the higher median home value ($330,100 vs $251,900 in Wasco).

Population, income & housing

	Rosamond	Wasco
Population	20,835	26,222
Median age	30.7 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,773	$55,521
Median home value	$330,100	$251,900
Median gross rent	$1,230	$991
Housing units	7,179	6,455
Homeownership rate	78.0%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosamond	Wasco
Population	20,851 → 20,835 (-0.1%)	27,193 → 26,222 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$61,807 → $77,773 (+25.8%)	$39,250 → $55,521 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $330,100 (+58.2%)	$168,500 → $251,900 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,230 (+29.6%)	$756 → $991 (+31.1%)

Rosamond

Population

20,85120,835

Median household income

$61,807$77,773

Median home value

$208,600$330,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,230

Wasco

Population

27,19326,222

Median household income

$39,250$55,521

Median home value

$168,500$251,900

Median gross rent

$756$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rosamond	Wasco
Under 5	7.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	21.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	7.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	4.1%
75 and over	4.6%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosamond	Wasco
White (non-Hispanic)	32.5%	7.1%
Black or African American	13.0%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	43.7%	87.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosamond	Wasco
No high school diploma	14.3%	37.7%
High school graduate	33.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosamond	Wasco
Drove alone	80.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	1.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosamond	Wasco
1-unit, detached	65.6%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	22.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Rosamond	Wasco
Poverty rate	17.4%	19.2%
Average household size	3.15	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1993	1978