COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs Castro Valley
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Castro Valley, California
Ashland is 96% smaller than Castro Valley. Castro Valley earns more, with a median household income $90,071 higher. Castro Valley has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -12%).
ASHLANDCASTRO VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,52065,001−96% vs Castro Valley
Population density1,5203,858−2,338
Population growth-12.3%8.2%−20.5 pts
Median age50.442.9+7.5
Male47.8%49.1%−1.3 pts
Female52.2%50.9%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%31.0%−30.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%33.5%+62.2 pts
Black0.2%8.7%−8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%19.8%−17.8 pts
Asian0.0%32.9%−32.9 pts
Other2.1%5.2%−3.0 pts
Median household income$52,708$142,779−$90,071
Per capita income$37,047$60,688−$23,641
Poverty rate17.4%6.7%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%44.5%−29.8 pts
Graduate degree8.8%17.5%−8.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.8%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation55.0%64.1%−9.1 pts
Median home value$58,800$1,104,600−$1,045,800
Median gross rent$764$2,554−$1,790
Owner-occupied72.3%72.5%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%4.1%+20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%49.8%+6.1 pts
Average commute29.232.7−3.5
Worked from home2.7%21.3%−18.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.3%Even
Population, 1990 – 2024