COMPARING TWO PLACES
El Nido vs Chowchilla
PLACE A
El Nido, California
VS
PLACE B
Chowchilla, California
El Nido is 97% smaller than Chowchilla. Chowchilla earns more, with a median household income $11,028 higher.
EL NIDOCHOWCHILLADIFFERENCE
Total population51018,730−97% vs Chowchilla
Population density1551,690−1,535
Population growth0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
Median age34.434.2+0.2
Male47.6%49.9%−2.2 pts
Female52.4%50.1%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born40.6%16.4%+24.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic22.4%32.5%−10.1 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino75.9%50.3%+25.5 pts
Asian1.2%6.1%−5.0 pts
Other0.6%5.2%−4.6 pts
Median household income$55,486$66,514−$11,028
Per capita income$31,586$21,649+$9,937
Poverty rate29.4%19.6%+9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6640.439+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%15.6%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%10.6%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation52.7%40.5%+12.1 pts
Median home value$366,700$364,000+$2,700
Median gross rent$950$1,178−$228
Owner-occupied29.4%57.3%−27.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%5.2%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.5%44.3%−0.8 pts
Average commute17.625.8−8.2
Worked from home12.6%8.3%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured22.9%7.8%+15.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024