COMPARING TWO PLACES
Coalinga vs Lemoore
PLACE A
Coalinga, California
VS
PLACE B
Lemoore, California
Coalinga is 37% smaller than Lemoore. Lemoore earns more, with a median household income $8,273 higher. Coalinga has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs 10%).
COALINGALEMOOREDIFFERENCE
Total population17,28127,291−37% vs Lemoore
Population density2,5243,019−495
Population growth31.5%10.2%+21.2 pts
Median age36.531.0+5.5
Male62.6%52.6%+10.0 pts
Female37.4%47.4%−10.0 pts
Foreign-born20.6%13.2%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic23.3%30.3%−7.0 pts
Black4.7%5.7%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.5%52.6%+11.9 pts
Asian3.9%6.4%−2.5 pts
Other3.6%4.9%−1.4 pts
Median household income$75,451$83,724−$8,273
Per capita income$24,315$30,747−$6,432
Poverty rate21.7%15.1%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.364+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%19.5%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree4.6%7.0%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%13.1%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation43.9%67.8%−24.0 pts
Median home value$262,400$328,300−$65,900
Median gross rent$1,093$1,555−$462
Owner-occupied53.6%51.6%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%5.2%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%46.5%−11.8 pts
Average commute20.921.1−0.2
Worked from home6.8%3.2%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.8%6.0%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025