COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fields Landing vs Arcata
PLACE A
Fields Landing, California
VS
PLACE B
Arcata, California
Fields Landing is 97% smaller than Arcata. Fields Landing earns more, with a median household income $31,973 higher. Arcata has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
FIELDS LANDINGARCATADIFFERENCE
Total population53219,047−97% vs Arcata
Population density1,9212,023−102
Population growth4.0%9.4%−5.5 pts
Median age27.328.1−0.8
Male33.1%48.4%−15.3 pts
Female66.9%51.6%+15.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.5%70.6%+12.9 pts
Black16.5%3.0%+13.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.0%−16.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Median household income$78,686$46,713+$31,973
Per capita income$19,014$32,307−$13,293
Poverty rate52.8%27.2%+25.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1100.508−0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%46.3%−28.6 pts
Graduate degree14.4%19.3%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate33.0%11.9%+21.1 pts
Labor force participation60.3%62.8%−2.4 pts
Median home value$435,500$484,600−$49,100
Median gross rent$744$1,327−$583
Owner-occupied31.3%36.4%−5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%8.7%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%61.1%−61.1 pts
Average commute–17.8–
Worked from home0.0%15.4%−15.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured14.8%3.8%+11.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024