Gerber vs Proberta

A side-by-side comparison of Gerber and Proberta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gerber has the higher population (934 vs 475 in Proberta). Proberta has the higher median household income ($36,926 vs $30,694 in Gerber). Since 2019, Proberta's population has grown faster (+161.0% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Gerber	Proberta
Population	934	475
Median age	46.1 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$30,694	$36,926
Median home value	$129,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,245	—
Housing units	532	175
Homeownership rate	51.2%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gerber	Proberta
Population	1,140 → 934 (-18.1%)	182 → 475 (+161.0%)
Median household income	$47,557 → $30,694 (-35.5%)	—
Median home value	$122,800 → $129,800 (+5.7%)	$99,600 → $127,500 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $1,245 (+79.7%)	—

Gerber

Population

1,140934

Median household income

$47,557$30,694

Median home value

$122,800$129,800

Median gross rent

$693$1,245

Proberta

Population

182475

Median home value

$99,600$127,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gerber	Proberta
Under 5	1.4%	13.9%
5 to 17	28.6%	26.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.5%	20.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	2.1%
65 to 74	19.6%	6.1%
75 and over	3.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gerber	Proberta
White (non-Hispanic)	23.7%	36.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	2.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	74.0%	64.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gerber	Proberta
No high school diploma	40.1%	61.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	9.7%	6.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gerber	Proberta
Drove alone	69.0%	74.3%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	25.7%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gerber	Proberta
1-unit, detached	72.0%	26.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	73.7%

Poverty & households

	Gerber	Proberta
Poverty rate	35.2%	57.9%
Average household size	1.99	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1977	1967