Mad River vs Weaverville

A side-by-side comparison of Mad River and Weaverville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Weaverville has the higher population (3,198 vs 544 in Mad River). Weaverville has the higher median home value ($342,500 vs $280,900 in Mad River). Since 2019, Mad River's population has grown faster (+18.8% vs +1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Mad River	Weaverville
Population	544	3,198
Median age	40.8 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,670
Median home value	$280,900	$342,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,047
Housing units	384	1,616
Homeownership rate	55.0%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mad River	Weaverville
Population	458 → 544 (+18.8%)	3,158 → 3,198 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$25,400 → $30,125 (+18.6%)	$46,212 → $73,670 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$233,300 → $280,900 (+20.4%)	$268,300 → $342,500 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$768 → $1,047 (+36.3%)

Mad River

Population

458544

Median household income

$25,400$30,125

Median home value

$233,300$280,900

Weaverville

Population

3,1583,198

Median household income

$46,212$73,670

Median home value

$268,300$342,500

Median gross rent

$768$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mad River	Weaverville
Under 5	3.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	29.0%	0.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	2.2%	5.2%
35 to 44	22.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	0.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	31.6%	19.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	29.3%
75 and over	4.2%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mad River	Weaverville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	75.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.0%	15.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mad River	Weaverville
No high school diploma	2.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	27.0%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	59.7%	54.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mad River	Weaverville
Drove alone	92.4%	60.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.9%
Walked	7.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	32.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mad River	Weaverville
1-unit, detached	58.9%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.5%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Mad River	Weaverville
Poverty rate	18.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.85	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1974	1970