California vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (13,361 vs 5,046 in California). Washington has the higher median household income ($52,350 vs $49,500 in California). California has the higher median home value ($142,600 vs $121,000 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	California	Washington
Population	5,046	13,361
Median age	21.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,500	$52,350
Median home value	$142,600	$121,000
Median gross rent	$792	$895
Housing units	1,753	6,813
Homeownership rate	45.8%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Washington
Population	6,347 → 5,046 (-20.5%)	13,532 → 13,361 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$37,091 → $49,500 (+33.5%)	$42,533 → $52,350 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $142,600 (+24.9%)	$100,700 → $121,000 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $792 (+32.7%)	$697 → $895 (+28.4%)

California

Population

6,3475,046

Median household income

$37,091$49,500

Median home value

$114,200$142,600

Median gross rent

$597$792

Washington

Population

13,53213,361

Median household income

$42,533$52,350

Median home value

$100,700$121,000

Median gross rent

$697$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Washington
Under 5	2.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	11.0%
18 to 24	47.9%	16.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	5.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.6%
75 and over	6.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	72.6%
Black or African American	11.7%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.8%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Washington
No high school diploma	9.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	38.6%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Washington
Drove alone	59.8%	69.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	11.0%
Public transit	2.2%	0.8%
Walked	15.2%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Washington
1-unit, detached	49.6%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	13.9%
20 or more units	17.2%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	California	Washington
Poverty rate	27.2%	16.2%
Average household size	2.18	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1964	1943