California vs Canonsburg

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

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

Canonsburg has the higher population (9,682 vs 5,046 in California). Canonsburg has the higher median household income ($80,581 vs $49,500 in California). Canonsburg has the higher median home value ($192,100 vs $142,600 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	Canonsburg
Population	5,046	9,682
Median age	21.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,500	$80,581
Median home value	$142,600	$192,100
Median gross rent	$792	$964
Housing units	1,753	4,568
Homeownership rate	45.8%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Canonsburg
Population	6,347 → 5,046 (-20.5%)	8,844 → 9,682 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$37,091 → $49,500 (+33.5%)	$50,077 → $80,581 (+60.9%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $142,600 (+24.9%)	$133,900 → $192,100 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $792 (+32.7%)	$793 → $964 (+21.6%)

California

Population

6,3475,046

Median household income

$37,091$49,500

Median home value

$114,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$597$792

Canonsburg

Population

8,8449,682

Median household income

$50,077$80,581

Median home value

$133,900$192,100

Median gross rent

$793$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Canonsburg
Under 5	2.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	47.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	17.6%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	10.9%
55 to 64	5.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.4%
75 and over	6.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Canonsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	88.0%
Black or African American	11.7%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Canonsburg
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	38.6%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Canonsburg
Drove alone	59.8%	74.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	3.0%
Public transit	2.2%	0.7%
Walked	15.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	19.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Canonsburg
1-unit, detached	49.6%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	12.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	California	Canonsburg
Poverty rate	27.2%	5.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1964	1961