McCloud vs Weed

A side-by-side comparison of McCloud and Weed: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Weed has the higher population (2,765 vs 871 in McCloud). McCloud has the higher median household income ($39,519 vs $38,966 in Weed). McCloud has the higher median home value ($310,000 vs $206,500 in Weed).

Population, income & housing

	McCloud	Weed
Population	871	2,765
Median age	56.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,519	$38,966
Median home value	$310,000	$206,500
Median gross rent	$980	$841
Housing units	638	1,223
Homeownership rate	74.3%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCloud	Weed
Population	1,020 → 871 (-14.6%)	2,669 → 2,765 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$34,405 → $39,519 (+14.9%)	$27,227 → $38,966 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$187,200 → $310,000 (+65.6%)	$138,500 → $206,500 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $980 (+2.5%)	$753 → $841 (+11.7%)

McCloud

Population

1,020871

Median household income

$34,405$39,519

Median home value

$187,200$310,000

Median gross rent

$956$980

Weed

Population

2,6692,765

Median household income

$27,227$38,966

Median home value

$138,500$206,500

Median gross rent

$753$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCloud	Weed
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	11.4%
25 to 34	2.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	24.6%	9.3%
75 and over	17.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCloud	Weed
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	58.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCloud	Weed
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.4%
High school graduate	34.3%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCloud	Weed
Drove alone	79.2%	72.2%
Carpooled	12.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.4%	6.0%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCloud	Weed
1-unit, detached	84.3%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	14.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	McCloud	Weed
Poverty rate	21.2%	28.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1938	1972