COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bystrom vs Riverbank
PLACE A
Bystrom, California
VS
PLACE B
Riverbank, California
Bystrom is 84% smaller than Riverbank. Riverbank earns more, with a median household income $38,872 higher. Riverbank has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
BYSTROMRIVERBANKDIFFERENCE
Total population4,14326,557−84% vs Riverbank
Population density7,6165,638+1,977
Population growth-1.3%9.6%−10.9 pts
Median age30.434.4−4.0
Male52.1%49.1%+3.0 pts
Female47.9%50.9%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born31.3%21.1%+10.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic12.1%29.4%−17.3 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino78.8%60.1%+18.8 pts
Asian7.3%4.3%+3.0 pts
Other1.8%5.1%−3.3 pts
Median household income$49,094$87,966−$38,872
Per capita income$17,663$35,509−$17,846
Poverty rate33.5%12.8%+20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%19.6%−13.4 pts
Graduate degree2.1%5.1%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate23.7%8.6%+15.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%61.5%−10.1 pts
Median home value$319,400$463,200−$143,800
Median gross rent$1,189$1,604−$415
Owner-occupied58.8%72.3%−13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households67.2%51.1%+16.1 pts
Average commute26.730.0−3.3
Worked from home3.1%8.3%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work2.6%0.7%+1.8 pts
Uninsured11.3%5.1%+6.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024