Big Bend vs Keswick

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

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

Keswick has the higher population (171 vs 132 in Big Bend). Keswick has the higher median household income ($35,114 vs $28,958 in Big Bend). Since 2019, Big Bend's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -40.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Bend	Keswick
Population	132	171
Median age	49.5 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$28,958	$35,114
Median home value	—	$440,400
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	71	61
Homeownership rate	80.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	48.7%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Bend	Keswick
Population	132 → 132 (+0.0%)	289 → 171 (-40.8%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $28,958 (+28.7%)	$58,021 → $35,114 (-39.5%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $112,500 (-6.9%)	$185,000 → $440,400 (+138.1%)
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

Keswick

Population

289171

Median household income

$58,021$35,114

Median home value

$185,000$440,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Bend	Keswick
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	27.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	25.8%	24.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	22.8%
75 and over	10.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Bend	Keswick
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Bend	Keswick
No high school diploma	7.4%	13.7%
High school graduate	23.4%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	54.3%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Bend	Keswick
Drove alone	55.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	10.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Bend	Keswick
1-unit, detached	69.0%	52.5%
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%	47.5%

Poverty & households

	Big Bend	Keswick
Poverty rate	32.5%	55.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.80
Median year structure built	1968	2016