COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forest Meadows vs Riverbank
PLACE A
Forest Meadows, California
VS
PLACE B
Riverbank, California
Forest Meadows is 94% smaller than Riverbank. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Riverbank has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 2%).
FOREST MEADOWSRIVERBANKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,62326,557−94% vs Riverbank
Population density4115,638−5,228
Population growth2.2%9.6%−7.5 pts
Median age50.534.4+16.1
Male49.8%49.1%+0.7 pts
Female50.2%50.9%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born6.8%21.1%−14.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.1%29.4%+51.8 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%60.1%−58.9 pts
Asian13.1%4.3%+8.8 pts
Other4.6%5.1%−0.5 pts
Median household income$89,044$87,966+$1,078
Per capita income$51,940$35,509+$16,431
Poverty rate11.0%12.8%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.7%19.6%+24.0 pts
Graduate degree16.6%5.1%+11.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%8.6%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation51.9%61.5%−9.6 pts
Median home value$539,700$463,200+$76,500
Median gross rent$1,818$1,604+$214
Owner-occupied94.1%72.3%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.8%0.9%+33.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%51.1%+48.9 pts
Average commute23.630.0−6.4
Worked from home15.4%8.3%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.7%5.1%−4.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024