COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oakhurst vs Chowchilla
PLACE A
Oakhurst, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Chowchilla, California
Oakhurst is 99% smaller than Chowchilla. Oakhurst earns more, with a median household income $7,745 higher. Chowchilla has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -36%).
OAKHURSTCHOWCHILLADIFFERENCE
Total population26618,730−99% vs Chowchilla
Population density1721,690−1,517
Population growth-36.5%1.7%−38.2 pts
Median age42.234.2+8.0
Male40.6%49.9%−9.3 pts
Female59.4%50.1%+9.3 pts
Foreign-born9.4%16.4%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%32.5%+67.5 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%50.3%−50.3 pts
Asian0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Other0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Median household income$74,259$66,514+$7,745
Per capita income$31,345$21,649+$9,696
Poverty rate30.1%19.6%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3300.439−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher57.1%15.6%+41.5 pts
Graduate degree14.3%4.4%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
Labor force participation55.9%40.5%+15.4 pts
Median home value$140,200$364,000−$223,800
Median gross rent$583$1,178−$595
Owner-occupied36.8%57.3%−20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.3%−44.3 pts
Average commute13.925.8−11.8
Worked from home0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.3%7.8%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024