COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cutten vs Arcata
PLACE A
Cutten, California
VS
PLACE B
Arcata, California
Cutten is 81% smaller than Arcata. Cutten earns more, with a median household income $50,512 higher. Arcata has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
CUTTENARCATADIFFERENCE
Total population3,55019,047−81% vs Arcata
Population density2,7652,023+742
Population growth3.7%9.4%−5.7 pts
Median age37.928.1+9.8
Male50.3%48.4%+1.9 pts
Female49.7%51.6%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born4.2%4.6%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%70.6%+10.6 pts
Black0.6%3.0%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%16.0%−8.6 pts
Asian4.3%1.1%+3.2 pts
Other6.5%9.3%−2.8 pts
Median household income$97,225$46,713+$50,512
Per capita income$41,912$32,307+$9,605
Poverty rate12.2%27.2%−15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%46.3%−16.7 pts
Graduate degree14.9%19.3%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%11.9%−10.8 pts
Labor force participation46.5%62.8%−16.3 pts
Median home value$471,300$484,600−$13,300
Median gross rent$1,636$1,327+$309
Owner-occupied68.1%36.4%+31.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%8.7%−0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households22.9%61.1%−38.2 pts
Average commute15.317.8−2.5
Worked from home7.1%15.4%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured4.2%3.8%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024