COMPARING TWO PLACES
Castro Valley vs Ashland
PLACE A
Castro Valley, California
VS
PLACE B
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Castro Valley is 2479% larger than Ashland. Castro Valley earns more, with a median household income $90,071 higher. Castro Valley has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -12%).
CASTRO VALLEYASHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population65,0012,520+2479% vs Ashland
Population density3,8581,520+2,338
Population growth8.2%-12.3%+20.5 pts
Median age42.950.4−7.5
Male49.1%47.8%+1.3 pts
Female50.9%52.2%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born31.0%1.0%+30.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.5%95.7%−62.2 pts
Black8.7%0.2%+8.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%2.0%+17.8 pts
Asian32.9%0.0%+32.9 pts
Other5.2%2.1%+3.0 pts
Median household income$142,779$52,708+$90,071
Per capita income$60,688$37,047+$23,641
Poverty rate6.7%17.4%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.494−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher44.5%14.7%+29.8 pts
Graduate degree17.5%8.8%+8.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%6.4%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation64.1%55.0%+9.1 pts
Median home value$1,104,600$58,800+$1,045,800
Median gross rent$2,554$764+$1,790
Owner-occupied72.5%72.3%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%24.7%−20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households49.8%55.9%−6.1 pts
Average commute32.729.2+3.5
Worked from home21.3%2.7%+18.7 pts
Public transit to work5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%3.3%Even
Population, 1990 – 2024