Terra Bella vs Three Rivers

A side-by-side comparison of Terra Bella and Three Rivers: population, income, housing, and more.

Terra Bella and Three Rivers are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Three Rivers has the higher population (2,307 vs 1,658 in Terra Bella). Three Rivers has the higher median household income ($83,614 vs $62,073 in Terra Bella). Three Rivers has the higher median home value ($455,400 vs $225,000 in Terra Bella).

Population, income & housing

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
Population	1,658	2,307
Median age	29.1 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,073	$83,614
Median home value	$225,000	$455,400
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,572
Housing units	486	1,502
Homeownership rate	45.8%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	42.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
Population	3,182 → 1,658 (-47.9%)	2,424 → 2,307 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$22,500 → $62,073 (+175.9%)	$72,904 → $83,614 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$144,000 → $225,000 (+56.3%)	$295,400 → $455,400 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $1,082 (+39.3%)	$1,305 → $1,572 (+20.5%)

Terra Bella

Population

3,1821,658

Median household income

$22,500$62,073

Median home value

$144,000$225,000

Median gross rent

$777$1,082

Three Rivers

Population

2,4242,307

Median household income

$72,904$83,614

Median home value

$295,400$455,400

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,572

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
Under 5	8.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	12.7%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	6.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	21.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	21.2%
65 to 74	4.5%	19.3%
75 and over	3.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	12.5%	73.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	84.5%	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
No high school diploma	43.6%	2.0%
High school graduate	39.2%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.7%	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
Drove alone	65.9%	69.6%
Carpooled	23.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
1-unit, detached	55.3%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Terra Bella	Three Rivers
Poverty rate	17.6%	5.3%
Average household size	3.59	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1985	1980