COMPARING TWO PLACES
Patterson vs Turlock
PLACE A
Patterson, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Turlock, California
Patterson is 92% smaller than Turlock. Turlock earns more, with a median household income $33,109 higher. Turlock has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
PATTERSONTURLOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population5,56572,864−92% vs Turlock
Population density2,2054,338−2,133
Population growth-3.0%6.1%−9.1 pts
Median age36.334.9+1.4
Male42.4%48.2%−5.7 pts
Female57.6%51.8%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born1.9%22.1%−20.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%41.5%+6.1 pts
Black39.9%1.7%+38.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%46.1%−43.6 pts
Asian0.7%5.6%−4.9 pts
Other9.2%5.1%+4.1 pts
Median household income$49,886$82,995−$33,109
Per capita income$25,308$38,196−$12,888
Poverty rate22.9%11.3%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.436Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%26.5%−17.5 pts
Graduate degree1.1%9.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%8.4%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation58.0%62.0%−4.0 pts
Median home value$160,400$460,600−$300,200
Median gross rent$878$1,612−$734
Owner-occupied56.2%56.1%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%3.6%+14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households63.1%49.5%+13.6 pts
Average commute31.326.2+5.1
Worked from home10.3%7.4%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.6%4.7%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025