Fruitridge Pocket vs Mather

A side-by-side comparison of Fruitridge Pocket and Mather: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fruitridge Pocket has the higher population (5,675 vs 4,729 in Mather). Mather has the higher median household income ($140,941 vs $51,350 in Fruitridge Pocket). Mather has the higher median home value ($573,800 vs $338,800 in Fruitridge Pocket).

Population, income & housing

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
Population	5,675	4,729
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,350	$140,941
Median home value	$338,800	$573,800
Median gross rent	$1,185	$1,904
Housing units	1,910	1,537
Homeownership rate	58.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
Population	6,116 → 5,675 (-7.2%)	4,272 → 4,729 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$32,197 → $51,350 (+59.5%)	$87,976 → $140,941 (+60.2%)
Median home value	$182,300 → $338,800 (+85.8%)	$360,000 → $573,800 (+59.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,185 (+12.9%)	$1,578 → $1,904 (+20.7%)

Fruitridge Pocket

Population

6,1165,675

Median household income

$32,197$51,350

Median home value

$182,300$338,800

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,185

Mather

Population

4,2724,729

Median household income

$87,976$140,941

Median home value

$360,000$573,800

Median gross rent

$1,578$1,904

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
Under 5	6.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	8.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	7.5%
75 and over	7.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
White (non-Hispanic)	16.8%	64.2%
Black or African American	21.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	15.2%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	40.9%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
No high school diploma	23.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	23.8%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
Drove alone	71.7%	66.9%
Carpooled	13.1%	2.6%
Public transit	0.1%	1.3%
Walked	2.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	24.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
1-unit, detached	81.8%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	8.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Fruitridge Pocket	Mather
Poverty rate	33.6%	3.6%
Average household size	2.90	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1958	2004