Big Bend vs Round Mountain

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

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

Round Mountain has the higher population (147 vs 132 in Big Bend). Round Mountain has the higher median household income ($55,250 vs $28,958 in Big Bend). Since 2019, Round Mountain's population has grown faster (+65.2% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
Population	132	147
Median age	49.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$28,958	$55,250
Median home value	—	$234,400
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	71	92
Homeownership rate	80.0%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	48.7%	40.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
Population	132 → 132 (+0.0%)	89 → 147 (+65.2%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $28,958 (+28.7%)	$28,750 → $55,250 (+92.2%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $112,500 (-6.9%)	$98,300 → $234,400 (+138.5%)
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

Round Mountain

Population

89147

Median household income

$28,750$55,250

Median home value

$98,300$234,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	25.0%	33.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.6%	3.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	20.4%
75 and over	10.6%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	83.0%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.8%
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%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
No high school diploma	7.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	23.4%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	54.3%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
Drove alone	55.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.5%
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	Round Mountain
1-unit, detached	69.0%	48.9%
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%	51.1%

Poverty & households

	Big Bend	Round Mountain
Poverty rate	32.5%	15.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1968	1993