August vs Escalon

A side-by-side comparison of August and Escalon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

August has the higher population (8,471 vs 7,429 in Escalon). Escalon has the higher median household income ($86,875 vs $48,708 in August). Escalon has the higher median home value ($461,700 vs $267,600 in August).

Population, income & housing

	August	Escalon
Population	8,471	7,429
Median age	27.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,708	$86,875
Median home value	$267,600	$461,700
Median gross rent	$1,133	$1,763
Housing units	2,481	2,943
Homeownership rate	53.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	August	Escalon
Population	8,405 → 8,471 (+0.8%)	7,538 → 7,429 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$34,611 → $48,708 (+40.7%)	$74,454 → $86,875 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$164,900 → $267,600 (+62.3%)	$348,300 → $461,700 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,133 (+20.1%)	$1,659 → $1,763 (+6.3%)

August

Population

8,4058,471

Median household income

$34,611$48,708

Median home value

$164,900$267,600

Median gross rent

$943$1,133

Escalon

Population

7,5387,429

Median household income

$74,454$86,875

Median home value

$348,300$461,700

Median gross rent

$1,659$1,763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	August	Escalon
Under 5	11.4%	9.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	2.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	17.8%
35 to 44	5.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	15.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	6.2%
75 and over	3.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	August	Escalon
White (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	64.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	25.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	August	Escalon
No high school diploma	41.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	31.6%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	August	Escalon
Drove alone	78.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	17.5%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	9.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	August	Escalon
1-unit, detached	75.3%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	August	Escalon
Poverty rate	28.7%	9.5%
Average household size	3.75	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	49	27
Median year structure built	1957	1987