California vs Monongahela

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

California and Monongahela 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 4,113 in Monongahela). Monongahela has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $49,500 in California). California has the higher median home value ($142,600 vs $119,300 in Monongahela).

Population, income & housing

	California	Monongahela
Population	5,046	4,113
Median age	21.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,500	$55,500
Median home value	$142,600	$119,300
Median gross rent	$792	$817
Housing units	1,753	2,245
Homeownership rate	45.8%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Monongahela
Population	6,347 → 5,046 (-20.5%)	4,138 → 4,113 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$37,091 → $49,500 (+33.5%)	$48,986 → $55,500 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $142,600 (+24.9%)	$81,800 → $119,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $792 (+32.7%)	$676 → $817 (+20.9%)

California

Population

6,3475,046

Median household income

$37,091$49,500

Median home value

$114,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$597$792

Monongahela

Population

4,1384,113

Median household income

$48,986$55,500

Median home value

$81,800$119,300

Median gross rent

$676$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Monongahela
Under 5	2.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	47.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	13.5%
55 to 64	5.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.3%
75 and over	6.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Monongahela
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	11.7%	1.8%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Monongahela
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.6%
High school graduate	38.6%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Monongahela
Drove alone	59.8%	83.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.6%
Public transit	2.2%	1.2%
Walked	15.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	8.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Monongahela
1-unit, detached	49.6%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	17.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	California	Monongahela
Poverty rate	27.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1964	1938