COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amesti vs Watsonville
PLACE A
Amesti, California
VS
PLACE B
Watsonville, California
Amesti is 94% smaller than Watsonville. Amesti earns more, with a median household income $30,440 higher. Watsonville has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -24%).
AMESTIWATSONVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,81850,716−94% vs Watsonville
Population density9607,474−6,513
Population growth-24.2%2.7%−26.9 pts
Median age40.133.8+6.3
Male50.6%49.8%+0.7 pts
Female49.4%50.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born25.4%35.5%−10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.0%12.7%+31.3 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino51.9%82.3%−30.4 pts
Asian0.2%2.5%−2.3 pts
Other3.9%2.2%+1.7 pts
Median household income$108,833$78,393+$30,440
Per capita income$39,074$28,021+$11,053
Poverty rate13.4%14.7%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.428+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%12.4%+8.1 pts
Graduate degree8.1%3.9%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%7.7%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation60.7%61.2%−0.5 pts
Median home value$879,400$686,000+$193,400
Median gross rent$1,660$1,889−$229
Owner-occupied80.7%44.8%+35.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households75.6%53.1%+22.6 pts
Average commute39.126.1+13.1
Worked from home13.4%6.4%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured7.5%9.2%−1.7 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024