California vs Latham

A side-by-side comparison of California and Latham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

California has the higher population (4,523 vs 67 in Latham). Latham has the higher median household income ($67,857 vs $60,506 in California). California has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $87,000 in Latham).

Population, income & housing

	California	Latham
Population	4,523	67
Median age	39.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,506	$67,857
Median home value	$123,700	$87,000
Median gross rent	$773	—
Housing units	2,121	36
Homeownership rate	68.9%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Latham
Population	4,405 → 4,523 (+2.7%)	51 → 67 (+31.4%)
Median household income	$49,904 → $60,506 (+21.2%)	$40,625 → $67,857 (+67.0%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $123,700 (+11.1%)	$88,800 → $87,000 (-2.0%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $773 (+27.8%)	—

California

Population

4,4054,523

Median household income

$49,904$60,506

Median home value

$111,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$605$773

Latham

Population

5167

Median household income

$40,625$67,857

Median home value

$88,800$87,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Latham
Under 5	3.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	7.5%
18 to 24	10.5%	20.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	9.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	23.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	19.4%
75 and over	7.1%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Latham
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Latham
No high school diploma	14.4%	36.4%
High school graduate	40.9%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Latham
Drove alone	80.8%	87.9%
Carpooled	12.7%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Latham
1-unit, detached	77.7%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	California	Latham
Poverty rate	10.2%	6.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1970	1980