COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fellows vs Shafter
PLACE A
Fellows, California
VS
PLACE B
Shafter, California
Fellows is 100% smaller than Shafter. Fellows earns more, with a median household income $89,410 higher. Shafter has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -51%).
FELLOWSSHAFTERDIFFERENCE
Total population7123,871−100% vs Shafter
Population density102617−515
Population growth-50.9%17.5%−68.4 pts
Median age53.928.1+25.8
Male47.9%49.4%−1.5 pts
Female52.1%50.6%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%23.7%−23.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%14.8%+64.1 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%80.6%−80.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other21.1%0.9%+20.2 pts
Median household income$160,625$71,215+$89,410
Per capita income$55,982$24,156+$31,826
Poverty rate0.0%20.7%−20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5400.411+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%12.2%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate19.4%5.8%+13.5 pts
Labor force participation45.6%61.4%−15.8 pts
Median home value$91,300$335,800−$244,500
Median gross rent$567$1,253−$686
Owner-occupied76.9%64.7%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%4.2%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Average commute43.023.3+19.7
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured8.5%9.0%−0.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024