Castella vs Fall River Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Castella and Fall River Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Castella and Fall River Mills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fall River Mills has the higher population (511 vs 287 in Castella). Since 2019, Fall River Mills's population has grown faster (+86.5% vs +24.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Castella	Fall River Mills
Population	287	511
Median age	50.7 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	—
Median home value	$354,300	—
Median gross rent	$810	—
Housing units	249	224
Homeownership rate	87.1%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	43.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castella	Fall River Mills
Population	230 → 287 (+24.8%)	274 → 511 (+86.5%)
Median household income	$39,464 → $65,556 (+66.1%)	$41,417 → $36,827 (-11.1%)
Median home value	$253,600 → $354,300 (+39.7%)	$268,900 → $268,800 (-0.0%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $810 (+5.2%)	—

Castella

Population

230287

Median household income

$39,464$65,556

Median home value

$253,600$354,300

Median gross rent

$770$810

Fall River Mills

Population

274511

Median household income

$41,417$36,827

Median home value

$268,900$268,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castella	Fall River Mills
Under 5	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 17	20.9%	12.1%
18 to 24	2.1%	18.8%
25 to 34	3.5%	17.0%
35 to 44	18.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	4.1%
55 to 64	8.7%	1.8%
65 to 74	22.0%	12.9%
75 and over	12.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castella	Fall River Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	49.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	38.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castella	Fall River Mills
No high school diploma	3.6%	1.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castella	Fall River Mills
Drove alone	85.2%	75.4%
Carpooled	1.9%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castella	Fall River Mills
1-unit, detached	81.1%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	26.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castella	Fall River Mills
Poverty rate	13.9%	2.0%
Average household size	2.17	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1966	1981