COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesa vs Orange Cove
PLACE A
Mesa, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Orange Cove, California
Mesa is 96% smaller than Orange Cove. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $36,427 higher. Orange Cove has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -21%).
MESAORANGE COVEDIFFERENCE
Total population3919,811−96% vs Orange Cove
Population density2365,475−5,239
Population growth-21.3%6.3%−27.6 pts
Median age16.526.0−9.5
Male61.2%50.9%+10.3 pts
Female38.8%49.1%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born23.3%34.6%−11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.8%2.0%+6.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino86.9%97.2%−10.4 pts
Asian3.2%0.6%+2.6 pts
Other1.2%0.2%+1.0 pts
Median household income$83,056$46,629+$36,427
Per capita income$16,914$15,477+$1,437
Poverty rate48.0%34.0%+14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.450−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%10.1%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%16.7%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation62.2%63.0%−0.8 pts
Median home value$256,700$254,000+$2,700
Median gross rent$1,083$1,103−$20
Owner-occupied48.8%43.2%+5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households13.6%63.8%−50.1 pts
Average commute21.928.2−6.3
Worked from home12.8%1.4%+11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.3%14.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025