Etna vs Tulelake

A side-by-side comparison of Etna and Tulelake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tulelake has the higher population (837 vs 701 in Etna). Etna has the higher median household income ($60,313 vs $43,125 in Tulelake). Etna has the higher median home value ($238,400 vs $112,200 in Tulelake).

Population, income & housing

	Etna	Tulelake
Population	701	837
Median age	43.0 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$43,125
Median home value	$238,400	$112,200
Median gross rent	$854	$724
Housing units	341	360
Homeownership rate	67.5%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Etna	Tulelake
Population	735 → 701 (-4.6%)	842 → 837 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$52,833 → $60,313 (+14.2%)	$29,886 → $43,125 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$187,500 → $238,400 (+27.1%)	$79,100 → $112,200 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $854 (-6.6%)	$576 → $724 (+25.7%)

Etna

Population

735701

Median household income

$52,833$60,313

Median home value

$187,500$238,400

Median gross rent

$914$854

Tulelake

Population

842837

Median household income

$29,886$43,125

Median home value

$79,100$112,200

Median gross rent

$576$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Etna	Tulelake
Under 5	10.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	7.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	2.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.7%
65 to 74	19.8%	14.8%
75 and over	4.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Etna	Tulelake
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	47.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	51.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Etna	Tulelake
No high school diploma	3.8%	36.1%
High school graduate	21.3%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Etna	Tulelake
Drove alone	67.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.7%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	8.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Etna	Tulelake
1-unit, detached	80.6%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Etna	Tulelake
Poverty rate	20.5%	26.4%
Average household size	2.17	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1967	1965