California vs McGovern

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

California and McGovern 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 4,290 in McGovern). McGovern has the higher median household income ($110,778 vs $49,500 in California). McGovern has the higher median home value ($304,400 vs $142,600 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	McGovern
Population	5,046	4,290
Median age	21.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,500	$110,778
Median home value	$142,600	$304,400
Median gross rent	$792	$1,166
Housing units	1,753	1,936
Homeownership rate	45.8%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	McGovern
Population	6,347 → 5,046 (-20.5%)	2,790 → 4,290 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$37,091 → $49,500 (+33.5%)	$77,446 → $110,778 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $142,600 (+24.9%)	$204,000 → $304,400 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $792 (+32.7%)	$942 → $1,166 (+23.8%)

California

Population

6,3475,046

Median household income

$37,091$49,500

Median home value

$114,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$597$792

McGovern

Population

2,7904,290

Median household income

$77,446$110,778

Median home value

$204,000$304,400

Median gross rent

$942$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	McGovern
Under 5	2.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	47.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	6.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	5.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	5.9%	15.0%
65 to 74	6.9%	15.7%
75 and over	6.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	McGovern
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	90.8%
Black or African American	11.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	McGovern
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	38.6%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	McGovern
Drove alone	59.8%	79.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	3.3%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	15.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	15.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	McGovern
1-unit, detached	49.6%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	17.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	California	McGovern
Poverty rate	27.2%	1.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1964	1982