Patterson vs Waterford

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

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

Patterson has the higher population (24,306 vs 9,177 in Waterford). Patterson has the higher median household income ($93,542 vs $73,092 in Waterford). Patterson has the higher median home value ($427,400 vs $372,900 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Waterford
Population	24,306	9,177
Median age	30.9 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,542	$73,092
Median home value	$427,400	$372,900
Median gross rent	$1,391	$1,567
Housing units	6,773	2,626
Homeownership rate	74.2%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Waterford
Population	22,066 → 24,306 (+10.2%)	8,877 → 9,177 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$69,233 → $93,542 (+35.1%)	$58,904 → $73,092 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$306,900 → $427,400 (+39.3%)	$247,200 → $372,900 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,519 → $1,391 (-8.4%)	$1,112 → $1,567 (+40.9%)

Patterson

Population

22,06624,306

Median household income

$69,233$93,542

Median home value

$306,900$427,400

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,391

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)

	Patterson	Waterford
Under 5	9.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	8.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	5.1%
75 and over	4.1%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	16.4%	38.5%
Black or African American	4.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.6%	1.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	54.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Waterford
No high school diploma	25.3%	29.8%
High school graduate	32.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Waterford
Drove alone	77.0%	73.1%
Carpooled	12.6%	20.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	4.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Waterford
1-unit, detached	90.3%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Waterford
Poverty rate	8.5%	13.8%
Average household size	3.79	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	47	29
Median year structure built	2000	1988