Beckwourth vs Meadow Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Beckwourth and Meadow Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Meadow Valley has the higher population (469 vs 442 in Beckwourth). Beckwourth has the higher median home value ($367,800 vs $280,200 in Meadow Valley). Since 2019, Meadow Valley's population has grown faster (+11.7% vs +6.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
Population	442	469
Median age	50.0 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,074
Median home value	$367,800	$280,200
Housing units	254	367
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
Population	414 → 442 (+6.8%)	420 → 469 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$99,224 → $250,001 (+152.0%)	$70,625 → $63,074 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$290,400 → $367,800 (+26.7%)	$239,700 → $280,200 (+16.9%)

Beckwourth

Population

414442

Median household income

$99,224$250,001

Median home value

$290,400$367,800

Meadow Valley

Population

420469

Median household income

$70,625$63,074

Median home value

$239,700$280,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
Under 5	0.0%	15.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	27.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	13.3%	24.5%
75 and over	19.0%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
No high school diploma	8.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	5.9%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	49.0%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
Drove alone	100.0%	55.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	31.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
1-unit, detached	76.4%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Beckwourth	Meadow Valley
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.44
Median year structure built	1977	1976