COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salyer vs Arcata
PLACE A
Salyer, California
VS
PLACE B
Arcata, California
Salyer is 97% smaller than Arcata. Salyer earns more, with a median household income $8,287 higher.
SALYERARCATADIFFERENCE
Total population48719,047−97% vs Arcata
Population density922,023−1,931
Population growth–9.4%–
Median age43.528.1+15.4
Male64.5%48.4%+16.1 pts
Female35.5%51.6%−16.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%4.6%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%70.6%−22.1 pts
Black29.2%3.0%+26.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%16.0%−15.2 pts
Asian0.4%1.1%−0.7 pts
Other21.1%9.3%+11.8 pts
Median household income$55,000$46,713+$8,287
Per capita income$30,930$32,307−$1,377
Poverty rate0.0%27.2%−27.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%46.3%−33.0 pts
Graduate degree6.8%19.3%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.9%−11.9 pts
Labor force participation74.1%62.8%+11.3 pts
Median home value$383,300$484,600−$101,300
Median gross rent$1,809$1,327+$482
Owner-occupied45.2%36.4%+8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.6%8.7%+24.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.5%61.1%−33.6 pts
Average commute20.817.8+3.0
Worked from home17.2%15.4%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured9.4%3.8%+5.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024