Keyes vs Waterford

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

Keyes 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 5,330 in Keyes). Waterford has the higher median household income ($73,092 vs $59,338 in Keyes). Waterford has the higher median home value ($372,900 vs $335,500 in Keyes).

Population, income & housing

	Keyes	Waterford
Population	5,330	9,177
Median age	30.8 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,338	$73,092
Median home value	$335,500	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,567
Housing units	1,694	2,626
Homeownership rate	59.5%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keyes	Waterford
Population	6,548 → 5,330 (-18.6%)	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$51,494 → $59,338 (+15.2%)	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$205,700 → $335,500 (+63.1%)	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,361 (+30.9%)	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)

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

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)

	Keyes	Waterford
Under 5	7.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	26.0%	23.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	11.4%
25 to 34	17.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	5.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	5.1%
75 and over	2.7%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keyes	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	38.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	74.2%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keyes	Waterford
No high school diploma	40.4%	29.8%
High school graduate	33.7%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keyes	Waterford
Drove alone	84.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	11.8%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keyes	Waterford
1-unit, detached	84.8%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Keyes	Waterford
Poverty rate	27.5%	13.8%
Average household size	3.46	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	35	29
Median year structure built	1990	1988