Big Bend vs Hat Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Big Bend and Hat Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Bend and Hat Creek are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Bend has the higher population (132 vs 88 in Hat Creek). Since 2019, Big Bend's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -31.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
Population	132	88
Median age	49.5 yrs	67.6 yrs
Median household income	$28,958	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	71	98
Homeownership rate	80.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	48.7%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
Population	132 → 132 (+0.0%)	129 → 88 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $28,958 (+28.7%)	$74,167 → $75,417 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $112,500 (-6.9%)	$231,800 → $387,500 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $850 (+33.2%)	—

Big Bend

Population

132132

Median household income

$22,500$28,958

Median home value

$120,800$112,500

Median gross rent

$638$850

Hat Creek

Population

12988

Median household income

$74,167$75,417

Median home value

$231,800$387,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	12.5%
25 to 34	10.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.6%	52.3%
75 and over	10.6%	35.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	71.6%
Black or African American	3.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
No high school diploma	7.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	54.3%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
Drove alone	55.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.0%	42.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	42.9%
Other means	10.0%	14.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
1-unit, detached	69.0%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	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	28.2%	42.9%

Poverty & households

	Big Bend	Hat Creek
Poverty rate	32.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.78	1.97
Median year structure built	1968	1977