California vs Donora

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

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

California has the higher population (5,046 vs 4,536 in Donora). California has the higher median household income ($49,500 vs $42,851 in Donora). California has the higher median home value ($142,600 vs $57,700 in Donora).

Population, income & housing

	California	Donora
Population	5,046	4,536
Median age	21.4 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,500	$42,851
Median home value	$142,600	$57,700
Median gross rent	$792	$842
Housing units	1,753	2,825
Homeownership rate	45.8%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Donora
Population	6,347 → 5,046 (-20.5%)	4,598 → 4,536 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$37,091 → $49,500 (+33.5%)	$33,620 → $42,851 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $142,600 (+24.9%)	$55,700 → $57,700 (+3.6%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $792 (+32.7%)	$574 → $842 (+46.7%)

California

Population

6,3475,046

Median household income

$37,091$49,500

Median home value

$114,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$597$792

Donora

Population

4,5984,536

Median household income

$33,620$42,851

Median home value

$55,700$57,700

Median gross rent

$574$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Donora
Under 5	2.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	47.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	18.5%
55 to 64	5.9%	18.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.5%
75 and over	6.1%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Donora
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	72.6%
Black or African American	11.7%	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Donora
No high school diploma	9.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	38.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Donora
Drove alone	59.8%	77.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.1%
Public transit	2.2%	3.6%
Walked	15.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	7.6%
Other means	0.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Donora
1-unit, detached	49.6%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	17.2%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	California	Donora
Poverty rate	27.2%	31.2%
Average household size	2.18	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1964	1938