California Pines vs Fort Bidwell

A side-by-side comparison of California Pines and Fort Bidwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

California Pines has the higher population (359 vs 172 in Fort Bidwell). California Pines has the higher median household income ($55,583 vs $36,750 in Fort Bidwell). California Pines has the higher median home value ($244,000 vs $193,800 in Fort Bidwell).

Population, income & housing

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
Population	359	172
Median age	34.6 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,583	$36,750
Median home value	$244,000	$193,800
Median gross rent	—	$565
Housing units	203	129
Homeownership rate	73.2%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
Population	431 → 359 (-16.7%)	192 → 172 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$31,197 → $55,583 (+78.2%)	$35,000 → $36,750 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $244,000 (+177.3%)	$185,000 → $193,800 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$315 → $565 (+79.4%)

California Pines

Population

431359

Median household income

$31,197$55,583

Median home value

$88,000$244,000

Fort Bidwell

Population

192172

Median household income

$35,000$36,750

Median home value

$185,000$193,800

Median gross rent

$315$565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
Under 5	5.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	30.6%	1.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	33.1%
35 to 44	17.3%	1.2%
45 to 54	2.2%	18.6%
55 to 64	4.2%	7.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	15.1%
75 and over	12.0%	19.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	47.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	43.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	62.7%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
Drove alone	84.3%	11.4%
Carpooled	15.7%	44.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	29.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
1-unit, detached	41.4%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	California Pines	Fort Bidwell
Poverty rate	41.2%	20.9%
Average household size	2.92	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	71
Median year structure built	1990	1974