Cowan vs Westley

A side-by-side comparison of Cowan and Westley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westley has the higher population (721 vs 497 in Cowan). Cowan has the higher median household income ($80,101 vs $45,833 in Westley). Since 2019, Cowan's population has grown faster (-0.2% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Cowan	Westley
Population	497	721
Median age	21.5 yrs	15.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,101	$45,833
Median gross rent	—	$739
Housing units	160	158
Homeownership rate	63.6%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	46.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowan	Westley
Population	498 → 497 (-0.2%)	968 → 721 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$65,411 → $80,101 (+22.5%)	$39,073 → $45,833 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$266,000 → $261,900 (-1.5%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$769 → $739 (-3.9%)

Cowan

Population

498497

Median household income

$65,411$80,101

Median home value

$266,000$261,900

Westley

Population

968721

Median household income

$39,073$45,833

Median gross rent

$769$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowan	Westley
Under 5	12.1%	14.6%
5 to 17	23.7%	37.2%
18 to 24	30.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	16.0%
45 to 54	5.0%	2.4%
55 to 64	0.8%	8.3%
65 to 74	2.4%	2.5%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowan	Westley
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowan	Westley
No high school diploma	29.9%	49.4%
High school graduate	31.7%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowan	Westley
Drove alone	89.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowan	Westley
1-unit, detached	75.0%	41.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	45.6%
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	25.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Cowan	Westley
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.6%
Average household size	4.11	4.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1979	1960