Loma Rica vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of Loma Rica and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

Loma Rica 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 2,371 in Loma Rica). Loma Rica has the higher median household income ($98,935 vs $81,827 in Wheatland). Loma Rica has the higher median home value ($491,600 vs $387,300 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
Population	2,371	3,790
Median age	58.0 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,935	$81,827
Median home value	$491,600	$387,300
Median gross rent	$1,740	$1,210
Housing units	1,205	1,375
Homeownership rate	83.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
Population	3,178 → 2,371 (-25.4%)	3,810 → 3,790 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$77,946 → $98,935 (+26.9%)	$75,066 → $81,827 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$332,200 → $491,600 (+48.0%)	$264,300 → $387,300 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,482 → $1,740 (+17.4%)	$1,273 → $1,210 (-4.9%)

Loma Rica

Population

3,1782,371

Median household income

$77,946$98,935

Median home value

$332,200$491,600

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,740

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)

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
Under 5	3.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	6.2%	21.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	7.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	15.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	5.3%
55 to 64	20.2%	18.3%
65 to 74	23.5%	7.8%
75 and over	12.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
No high school diploma	19.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	16.1%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
Drove alone	86.1%	74.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	91.3%	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	8.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Loma Rica	Wheatland
Poverty rate	10.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	42	32
Median year structure built	1984	1995