Castella vs French Gulch

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

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

Castella has the higher population (287 vs 221 in French Gulch). Castella has the higher median household income ($65,556 vs $32,188 in French Gulch). Castella has the higher median home value ($354,300 vs $84,100 in French Gulch).

Population, income & housing

	Castella	French Gulch
Population	287	221
Median age	50.7 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	$32,188
Median home value	$354,300	$84,100
Median gross rent	$810	$1,350
Housing units	249	112
Homeownership rate	87.1%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castella	French Gulch
Population	230 → 287 (+24.8%)	433 → 221 (-49.0%)
Median household income	$39,464 → $65,556 (+66.1%)	$43,583 → $32,188 (-26.1%)
Median home value	$253,600 → $354,300 (+39.7%)	$103,500 → $84,100 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $810 (+5.2%)	$1,042 → $1,350 (+29.6%)

Castella

Population

230287

Median household income

$39,464$65,556

Median home value

$253,600$354,300

Median gross rent

$770$810

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)

	Castella	French Gulch
Under 5	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	19.0%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	18.1%	7.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	3.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	23.5%
65 to 74	22.0%	30.3%
75 and over	12.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castella	French Gulch
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	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	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castella	French Gulch
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	35.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castella	French Gulch
Drove alone	85.2%	57.1%
Carpooled	1.9%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	8.9%
Worked from home	13.0%	26.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castella	French Gulch
1-unit, detached	81.1%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	53.6%

Poverty & households

	Castella	French Gulch
Poverty rate	13.9%	7.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1966	1982