Susanville vs Westwood

A side-by-side comparison of Susanville and Westwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Susanville has the higher population (14,992 vs 769 in Westwood). Susanville has the higher median home value ($234,000 vs $176,500 in Westwood). Since 2019, Susanville's population has grown faster (-0.5% vs -53.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Susanville	Westwood
Population	14,992	769
Median age	35.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,607	—
Median home value	$234,000	$176,500
Median gross rent	$905	$901
Housing units	4,349	836
Homeownership rate	55.8%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Susanville	Westwood
Population	15,064 → 14,992 (-0.5%)	1,645 → 769 (-53.3%)
Median household income	$52,488 → $57,607 (+9.8%)	$41,636 → $34,960 (-16.0%)
Median home value	$183,700 → $234,000 (+27.4%)	$118,000 → $176,500 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $905 (-6.8%)	$908 → $901 (-0.8%)

Susanville

Population

15,06414,992

Median household income

$52,488$57,607

Median home value

$183,700$234,000

Median gross rent

$971$905

Westwood

Population

1,645769

Median household income

$41,636$34,960

Median home value

$118,000$176,500

Median gross rent

$908$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Susanville	Westwood
Under 5	3.1%	14.2%
5 to 17	12.8%	8.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	24.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	18.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	21.5%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	19.2%
75 and over	4.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Susanville	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	80.9%
Black or African American	11.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	13.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Susanville	Westwood
No high school diploma	28.6%	22.2%
High school graduate	31.0%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Susanville	Westwood
Drove alone	79.6%	67.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	15.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	9.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Susanville	Westwood
1-unit, detached	69.2%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	4.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Susanville	Westwood
Poverty rate	16.9%	22.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1974	1945