Matheny vs West Goshen

A side-by-side comparison of Matheny and West Goshen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Goshen has the higher population (691 vs 628 in Matheny). West Goshen has the higher median household income ($110,750 vs $68,269 in Matheny). Since 2019, West Goshen's population has grown faster (+61.8% vs -44.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Matheny	West Goshen
Population	628	691
Median age	36.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,269	$110,750
Median home value	$167,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,170
Housing units	295	139
Homeownership rate	53.4%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matheny	West Goshen
Population	1,137 → 628 (-44.8%)	427 → 691 (+61.8%)
Median household income	$38,482 → $68,269 (+77.4%)	$28,480 → $110,750 (+288.9%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $167,000 (+45.6%)	$517,200 → $516,700 (-0.1%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,250 (+43.2%)	$1,221 → $1,170 (-4.2%)

Matheny

Population

1,137628

Median household income

$38,482$68,269

Median home value

$114,700$167,000

Median gross rent

$873$1,250

West Goshen

Population

427691

Median household income

$28,480$110,750

Median home value

$517,200$516,700

Median gross rent

$1,221$1,170

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matheny	West Goshen
Under 5	4.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	8.8%
18 to 24	17.8%	19.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	21.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.4%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	5.1%
65 to 74	5.6%	15.3%
75 and over	9.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matheny	West Goshen
White (non-Hispanic)	12.4%	16.6%
Black or African American	4.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	80.6%	81.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matheny	West Goshen
No high school diploma	45.3%	57.5%
High school graduate	29.6%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matheny	West Goshen
Drove alone	96.6%	48.9%
Carpooled	3.4%	40.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matheny	West Goshen
1-unit, detached	40.7%	27.3%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	21.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	51.1%

Poverty & households

	Matheny	West Goshen
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.7%
Average household size	3.02	5.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1974	1968