North Fork vs Parkwood

A side-by-side comparison of North Fork and Parkwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Fork has the higher population (2,914 vs 2,095 in Parkwood). Parkwood has the higher median household income ($78,194 vs $68,304 in North Fork). North Fork has the higher median home value ($331,500 vs $250,000 in Parkwood).

Population, income & housing

	North Fork	Parkwood
Population	2,914	2,095
Median age	60.4 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,304	$78,194
Median home value	$331,500	$250,000
Median gross rent	$1,350	$1,522
Housing units	1,578	540
Homeownership rate	81.8%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	18.6%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fork	Parkwood
Population	3,306 → 2,914 (-11.9%)	2,183 → 2,095 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$58,958 → $68,304 (+15.9%)	$49,158 → $78,194 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$239,900 → $331,500 (+38.2%)	$169,000 → $250,000 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $1,350 (+57.5%)	$1,180 → $1,522 (+29.0%)

North Fork

Population

3,3062,914

Median household income

$58,958$68,304

Median home value

$239,900$331,500

Median gross rent

$857$1,350

Parkwood

Population

2,1832,095

Median household income

$49,158$78,194

Median home value

$169,000$250,000

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,522

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Fork	Parkwood
Under 5	1.5%	12.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	7.5%	27.9%
35 to 44	5.2%	5.8%
45 to 54	6.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	20.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	27.6%	8.4%
75 and over	10.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fork	Parkwood
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	21.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	78.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Fork	Parkwood
No high school diploma	7.7%	32.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	49.8%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fork	Parkwood
Drove alone	77.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fork	Parkwood
1-unit, detached	67.2%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Fork	Parkwood
Poverty rate	11.0%	21.7%
Average household size	2.49	3.88
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1983	1980