COMPARING TWO PLACES
Coalinga vs Avenal
PLACE A
Coalinga, California
VS
PLACE B
Avenal, California
Coalinga is 28% larger than Avenal. Coalinga earns more, with a median household income $20,710 higher. Coalinga has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs -12%).
COALINGAAVENALDIFFERENCE
Total population17,28113,479+28% vs Avenal
Population density2,524692+1,832
Population growth31.5%-11.7%+43.1 pts
Median age36.532.5+4.0
Male62.6%63.2%−0.5 pts
Female37.4%36.8%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born20.6%39.5%−18.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.3%8.1%+15.2 pts
Black4.7%2.9%+1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.5%86.6%−22.1 pts
Asian3.9%1.0%+2.9 pts
Other3.6%1.5%+2.1 pts
Median household income$75,451$54,741+$20,710
Per capita income$24,315$13,022+$11,293
Poverty rate21.7%19.2%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.348+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%2.8%+9.8 pts
Graduate degree4.6%1.0%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%12.7%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation43.9%44.9%−1.1 pts
Median home value$262,400$228,900+$33,500
Median gross rent$1,093$1,015+$78
Owner-occupied53.6%45.5%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%47.8%−13.0 pts
Average commute20.936.4−15.4
Worked from home6.8%1.5%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%13.7%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025