COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calpine vs Truckee
PLACE A
Calpine, California
VS
PLACE B
Truckee, California
Calpine is 98% smaller than Truckee. Truckee earns more, with a median household income $33,431 higher. Calpine has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 3%).
CALPINETRUCKEEDIFFERENCE
Total population35617,278−98% vs Truckee
Population density501534−33
Population growth8.8%3.4%+5.4 pts
Median age14.942.0−27.1
Male31.7%50.2%−18.5 pts
Female68.3%49.8%+18.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%78.7%+18.0 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%14.8%−11.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$97,031$130,462−$33,431
Per capita income$14,529$77,791−$63,262
Poverty rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3200.510−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%60.8%−45.4 pts
Graduate degree4.5%22.2%−17.7 pts
Unemployment rate50.9%6.6%+44.3 pts
Labor force participation32.4%70.0%−37.6 pts
Median home value$435,700$947,900−$512,200
Median gross rent$1,081$1,961−$880
Owner-occupied100.0%73.4%+26.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate52.1%50.9%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%49.2%−49.2 pts
Average commute31.921.1+10.9
Worked from home25.0%30.4%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024