French Gulch vs Whitmore

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

French Gulch and Whitmore 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 204 in Whitmore). Whitmore has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $32,188 in French Gulch). Whitmore has the higher median home value ($331,700 vs $84,100 in French Gulch).

Population, income & housing

	French Gulch	Whitmore
Population	221	204
Median age	57.8 yrs	62.0 yrs
Median household income	$32,188	$60,625
Median home value	$84,100	$331,700
Median gross rent	$1,350	—
Housing units	112	140
Homeownership rate	81.2%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Gulch	Whitmore
Population	433 → 221 (-49.0%)	416 → 204 (-51.0%)
Median household income	$43,583 → $32,188 (-26.1%)	$67,778 → $60,625 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $84,100 (-18.7%)	$284,000 → $331,700 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,042 → $1,350 (+29.6%)	—

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

Whitmore

Population

416204

Median household income

$67,778$60,625

Median home value

$284,000$331,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	French Gulch	Whitmore
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	6.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	8.6%	1.5%
35 to 44	7.7%	2.0%
45 to 54	3.6%	15.2%
55 to 64	23.5%	27.9%
65 to 74	30.3%	38.7%
75 and over	4.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Gulch	Whitmore
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Gulch	Whitmore
No high school diploma	12.2%	0.5%
High school graduate	30.8%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Gulch	Whitmore
Drove alone	57.1%	71.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	8.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.8%	19.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Gulch	Whitmore
1-unit, detached	44.6%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	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	53.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	French Gulch	Whitmore
Poverty rate	7.7%	20.1%
Average household size	2.60	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	32	41
Median year structure built	1982	1979