Challenge-Brownsville vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of Challenge-Brownsville and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

Challenge-Brownsville and Wheatland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wheatland has the higher population (3,790 vs 792 in Challenge-Brownsville). Challenge-Brownsville has the higher median household income ($99,511 vs $81,827 in Wheatland). Wheatland has the higher median home value ($387,300 vs $338,900 in Challenge-Brownsville).

Population, income & housing

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
Population	792	3,790
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,511	$81,827
Median home value	$338,900	$387,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,210
Housing units	612	1,375
Homeownership rate	88.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
Population	719 → 792 (+10.2%)	3,810 → 3,790 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$59,802 → $99,511 (+66.4%)	$75,066 → $81,827 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $338,900 (+25.3%)	$264,300 → $387,300 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,273 → $1,210 (-4.9%)

Challenge-Brownsville

Population

719792

Median household income

$59,802$99,511

Median home value

$270,500$338,900

Wheatland

Population

3,8103,790

Median household income

$75,066$81,827

Median home value

$264,300$387,300

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	0.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	4.4%	5.3%
55 to 64	31.9%	18.3%
65 to 74	2.1%	7.8%
75 and over	10.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
No high school diploma	34.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	9.6%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
Drove alone	100.0%	74.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	79.6%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Challenge-Brownsville	Wheatland
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1976	1995