Cassel vs French Gulch

A side-by-side comparison of Cassel and French Gulch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

French Gulch has the higher population (221 vs 201 in Cassel). Since 2019, Cassel's population has grown faster (-18.6% vs -49.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Cassel	French Gulch
Population	201	221
Median age	66.2 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$32,188
Median home value	—	$84,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,350
Housing units	100	112
Homeownership rate	79.1%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cassel	French Gulch
Population	247 → 201 (-18.6%)	433 → 221 (-49.0%)
Median household income	—	$43,583 → $32,188 (-26.1%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $155,200 (-8.5%)	$103,500 → $84,100 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,042 → $1,350 (+29.6%)

Cassel

Population

247201

Median home value

$169,700$155,200

French Gulch

Population

433221

Median household income

$43,583$32,188

Median home value

$103,500$84,100

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,350

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cassel	French Gulch
Under 5	9.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	10.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	19.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	4.0%	3.6%
55 to 64	4.0%	23.5%
65 to 74	41.3%	30.3%
75 and over	11.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cassel	French Gulch
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cassel	French Gulch
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.2%
High school graduate	32.1%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cassel	French Gulch
Drove alone	77.1%	57.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	8.9%
Worked from home	22.9%	26.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cassel	French Gulch
1-unit, detached	81.0%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
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	19.0%	53.6%

Poverty & households

	Cassel	French Gulch
Poverty rate	38.8%	7.7%
Average household size	2.21	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1979	1982