Running Springs vs Wrightwood

A side-by-side comparison of Running Springs and Wrightwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Running Springs has the higher population (5,043 vs 4,907 in Wrightwood). Running Springs has the higher median household income ($85,681 vs $78,496 in Wrightwood). Wrightwood has the higher median home value ($456,400 vs $373,300 in Running Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
Population	5,043	4,907
Median age	37.3 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,681	$78,496
Median home value	$373,300	$456,400
Median gross rent	$1,725	$1,668
Housing units	3,770	2,819
Homeownership rate	73.4%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
Population	4,071 → 5,043 (+23.9%)	3,984 → 4,907 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$60,200 → $85,681 (+42.3%)	$64,841 → $78,496 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$256,000 → $373,300 (+45.8%)	$342,600 → $456,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,215 → $1,725 (+42.0%)	$1,030 → $1,668 (+61.9%)

Running Springs

Population

4,0715,043

Median household income

$60,200$85,681

Median home value

$256,000$373,300

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,725

Wrightwood

Population

3,9844,907

Median household income

$64,841$78,496

Median home value

$342,600$456,400

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
Under 5	7.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	22.5%
75 and over	4.8%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.9%
High school graduate	19.1%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
Drove alone	72.0%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	2.2%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	19.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
1-unit, detached	96.4%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Running Springs	Wrightwood
Poverty rate	14.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	40	39
Median year structure built	1970	1974