Castella vs McArthur

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

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

McArthur has the higher population (390 vs 287 in Castella). Castella has the higher median home value ($354,300 vs $288,000 in McArthur). Since 2019, Castella's population has grown faster (+24.8% vs -12.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Castella	McArthur
Population	287	390
Median age	50.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,556	—
Median home value	$354,300	$288,000
Median gross rent	$810	—
Housing units	249	191
Homeownership rate	87.1%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castella	McArthur
Population	230 → 287 (+24.8%)	446 → 390 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$39,464 → $65,556 (+66.1%)	—
Median home value	$253,600 → $354,300 (+39.7%)	$172,200 → $288,000 (+67.2%)
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

McArthur

Population

446390

Median home value

$172,200$288,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castella	McArthur
Under 5	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	31.0%
18 to 24	2.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	18.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	20.3%
55 to 64	8.7%	16.9%
65 to 74	22.0%	3.1%
75 and over	12.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castella	McArthur
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	28.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.9%
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%	26.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castella	McArthur
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.9%
High school graduate	35.3%	71.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castella	McArthur
Drove alone	85.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	1.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castella	McArthur
1-unit, detached	81.1%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
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%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Castella	McArthur
Poverty rate	13.9%	40.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1966	1977