COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bootjack vs Chowchilla
PLACE A
Bootjack, California
VS
PLACE B
Chowchilla, California
Bootjack is 98% smaller than Chowchilla. Bootjack earns more, with a median household income $38,486 higher. Chowchilla has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -31%).
BOOTJACKCHOWCHILLADIFFERENCE
Total population40018,730−98% vs Chowchilla
Population density1041,690−1,585
Population growth-31.1%1.7%−32.8 pts
Median age48.634.2+14.4
Male46.8%49.9%−3.1 pts
Female53.3%50.1%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%32.5%+50.0 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%50.3%−42.6 pts
Asian0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Other9.8%5.2%+4.6 pts
Median household income$105,000$66,514+$38,486
Per capita income$58,936$21,649+$37,287
Poverty rate10.3%19.6%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.439+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%15.6%+12.9 pts
Graduate degree23.0%4.4%+18.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%10.6%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation72.4%40.5%+31.9 pts
Median home value$386,600$364,000+$22,600
Median gross rent$718$1,178−$460
Owner-occupied75.3%57.3%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate43.8%5.2%+38.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.3%−44.3 pts
Average commute27.125.8+1.3
Worked from home17.6%8.3%+9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024