Bret Harte vs Keyes

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

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

Keyes has the higher population (5,330 vs 4,807 in Bret Harte). Keyes has the higher median household income ($59,338 vs $42,422 in Bret Harte). Keyes has the higher median home value ($335,500 vs $289,300 in Bret Harte).

Population, income & housing

	Bret Harte	Keyes
Population	4,807	5,330
Median age	23.5 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,422	$59,338
Median home value	$289,300	$335,500
Median gross rent	$1,360	$1,361
Housing units	1,112	1,694
Homeownership rate	36.2%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bret Harte	Keyes
Population	5,148 → 4,807 (-6.6%)	6,548 → 5,330 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$37,526 → $42,422 (+13.0%)	$51,494 → $59,338 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $289,300 (+115.6%)	$205,700 → $335,500 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,045 → $1,360 (+30.1%)	$1,040 → $1,361 (+30.9%)

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

Keyes

Population

6,5485,330

Median household income

$51,494$59,338

Median home value

$205,700$335,500

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,361

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bret Harte	Keyes
Under 5	13.1%	7.7%
5 to 17	28.1%	26.0%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	17.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	4.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	4.6%	8.0%
75 and over	1.3%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bret Harte	Keyes
White (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	15.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	92.4%	74.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bret Harte	Keyes
No high school diploma	40.4%	40.4%
High school graduate	45.1%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	12.7%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bret Harte	Keyes
Drove alone	85.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bret Harte	Keyes
1-unit, detached	90.0%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Bret Harte	Keyes
Poverty rate	44.1%	27.5%
Average household size	4.45	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1963	1990