Gustine vs McSwain

A side-by-side comparison of Gustine and McSwain: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gustine has the higher population (6,118 vs 5,556 in McSwain). McSwain has the higher median household income ($140,173 vs $58,321 in Gustine). McSwain has the higher median home value ($639,800 vs $422,500 in Gustine).

Population, income & housing

	Gustine	McSwain
Population	6,118	5,556
Median age	39.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,321	$140,173
Median home value	$422,500	$639,800
Median gross rent	$1,345	$1,205
Housing units	2,431	1,643
Homeownership rate	53.8%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gustine	McSwain
Population	5,813 → 6,118 (+5.2%)	4,399 → 5,556 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$53,667 → $58,321 (+8.7%)	$101,283 → $140,173 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$222,700 → $422,500 (+89.7%)	$458,100 → $639,800 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,345 (+26.6%)	$927 → $1,205 (+30.0%)

Gustine

Population

5,8136,118

Median household income

$53,667$58,321

Median home value

$222,700$422,500

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,345

McSwain

Population

4,3995,556

Median household income

$101,283$140,173

Median home value

$458,100$639,800

Median gross rent

$927$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gustine	McSwain
Under 5	2.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	26.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	8.5%
35 to 44	17.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	6.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	6.8%
75 and over	6.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gustine	McSwain
White (non-Hispanic)	30.9%	58.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	65.4%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gustine	McSwain
No high school diploma	27.8%	11.2%
High school graduate	27.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gustine	McSwain
Drove alone	78.4%	74.1%
Carpooled	18.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gustine	McSwain
1-unit, detached	81.4%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Gustine	McSwain
Poverty rate	4.1%	10.7%
Average household size	2.72	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	53	22
Median year structure built	1979	1998