COMPARING TWO PLACES
Klamath vs Arcata
PLACE A
Klamath, California
VS
PLACE B
Arcata, California
Klamath is 95% smaller than Arcata. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Klamath has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs 9%).
KLAMATHARCATADIFFERENCE
Total population93119,047−95% vs Arcata
Population density542,023−1,969
Population growth39.7%9.4%+30.2 pts
Median age35.628.1+7.5
Male57.9%48.4%+9.5 pts
Female42.1%51.6%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born2.1%4.6%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.2%70.6%−24.4 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%16.0%−7.2 pts
Asian1.3%1.1%+0.2 pts
Other43.7%9.3%+34.4 pts
Median household income$46,979$46,713+$266
Per capita income$19,617$32,307−$12,690
Poverty rate31.1%27.2%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.508Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%46.3%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree5.4%19.3%−14.0 pts
Unemployment rate13.4%11.9%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation38.7%62.8%−24.1 pts
Median home value$221,300$484,600−$263,300
Median gross rent$1,250$1,327−$77
Owner-occupied73.2%36.4%+36.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.7%8.7%+27.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%61.1%−9.9 pts
Average commute24.317.8+6.5
Worked from home9.3%15.4%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.4%−1.0 pts
Uninsured6.0%3.8%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024