Denair vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Denair and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waterford has the higher population (9,177 vs 5,085 in Denair). Denair has the higher median household income ($97,468 vs $73,092 in Waterford). Denair has the higher median home value ($407,800 vs $372,900 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	Denair	Waterford
Population	5,085	9,177
Median age	34.6 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$97,468	$73,092
Median home value	$407,800	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,567
Housing units	1,701	2,626
Homeownership rate	71.8%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denair	Waterford
Population	5,101 → 5,085 (-0.3%)	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$71,277 → $97,468 (+36.7%)	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$306,500 → $407,800 (+33.1%)	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,372 (+17.7%)	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)

Denair

Population

5,1015,085

Median household income

$71,277$97,468

Median home value

$306,500$407,800

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,372

Waterford

Population

8,8779,177

Median household income

$58,904$73,092

Median home value

$247,200$372,900

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,567

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denair	Waterford
Under 5	11.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.5%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	11.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	5.1%
75 and over	3.6%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denair	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	38.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.6%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denair	Waterford
No high school diploma	11.7%	29.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denair	Waterford
Drove alone	81.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	14.8%	20.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denair	Waterford
1-unit, detached	83.0%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Denair	Waterford
Poverty rate	14.2%	13.8%
Average household size	3.02	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1977	1988