COMPARING TWO PLACES
Keene vs Tehachapi
PLACE A
Keene, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Tehachapi, California
Keene is 40% smaller than Tehachapi. Tehachapi earns more, with a median household income $21,262 higher. Keene has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -10%).
KEENETEHACHAPIDIFFERENCE
Total population7,10911,852−40% vs Tehachapi
Population density1,3831,156+227
Population growth4.6%-10.2%+14.8 pts
Median age33.739.1−5.4
Male47.8%61.9%−14.1 pts
Female52.2%38.1%+14.1 pts
Foreign-born13.7%13.4%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.9%50.0%+5.9 pts
Black2.0%6.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.2%37.7%−6.5 pts
Asian5.8%1.7%+4.1 pts
Other5.1%4.6%+0.5 pts
Median household income$51,695$72,957−$21,262
Per capita income$24,461$25,361−$900
Poverty rate13.6%13.9%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%15.5%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree7.1%6.6%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%6.4%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation60.3%36.5%+23.8 pts
Median home value$225,300$355,500−$130,200
Median gross rent$969$1,295−$326
Owner-occupied50.8%58.5%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%7.5%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%39.4%+6.9 pts
Average commute26.327.0−0.7
Worked from home6.0%7.2%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured23.0%7.3%+15.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025