Bret Harte vs Bystrom

A side-by-side comparison of Bret Harte and Bystrom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bret Harte has the higher population (4,807 vs 4,109 in Bystrom). Bret Harte has the higher median household income ($42,422 vs $42,212 in Bystrom). Bret Harte has the higher median home value ($289,300 vs $250,300 in Bystrom).

Population, income & housing

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
Population	4,807	4,109
Median age	23.5 yrs	27.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,422	$42,212
Median home value	$289,300	$250,300
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,238
Housing units	1,112	1,171
Homeownership rate	36.2%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	18.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
Population	5,148 → 4,807 (-6.6%)	3,759 → 4,109 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$37,526 → $42,422 (+13.0%)	$32,519 → $42,212 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $289,300 (+115.6%)	$153,300 → $250,300 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $1,360 (+30.1%)	$1,062 → $1,238 (+16.6%)

Bret Harte

Population

5,1484,807

Median household income

$37,526$42,422

Median home value

$134,200$289,300

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,360

Bystrom

Population

3,7594,109

Median household income

$32,519$42,212

Median home value

$153,300$250,300

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
Under 5	13.1%	9.2%
5 to 17	28.1%	24.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	17.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	4.6%	4.9%
75 and over	1.3%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
White (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	14.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	92.4%	77.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
No high school diploma	40.4%	36.4%
High school graduate	45.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
Drove alone	85.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	5.9%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	1.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
1-unit, detached	90.0%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Bret Harte	Bystrom
Poverty rate	44.1%	30.5%
Average household size	4.45	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1963	1977