COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hesperia vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Hesperia, California
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Hesperia is 1090% larger than Big Rapids. Hesperia earns more, with a median household income $28,302 higher. Hesperia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -27%).
HESPERIABIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population102,6058,623+1090% vs Big Rapids
Population density1,4121,940−528
Population growth10.7%-27.1%+37.8 pts
Median age32.722.9+9.8
Male51.8%52.3%−0.5 pts
Female48.2%47.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born17.5%0.9%+16.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.8%86.4%−59.6 pts
Black5.5%5.9%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino62.7%2.7%+59.9 pts
Asian1.5%1.2%+0.4 pts
Other3.5%3.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$72,160$43,858+$28,302
Per capita income$26,265$23,446+$2,819
Poverty rate16.9%34.1%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%26.9%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree4.0%7.9%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%4.3%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation57.6%65.2%−7.6 pts
Median home value$409,000$156,400+$252,600
Median gross rent$1,590$929+$661
Owner-occupied67.2%41.5%+25.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.9%13.2%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.8%50.0%+6.8 pts
Average commute42.914.9+28.0
Worked from home9.2%9.0%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.5%6.2%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025