Friant, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

401

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

51.2

0.195% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

31.7%

22.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$80,370

55.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$236,100

Economy

The economy of Friant, CA employs 202 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Friant, CA were Educational Services (45 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (35 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (31 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,864) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,719).

Employment

Occupations

202

2024 Value

± 139

−1.94%

1 Year decline

± 96.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Friant, CA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 206 employees to 202 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Friant, CA, are Management Occupations (50 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (43 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (27 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Friant, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

202

2024 Value

± 139

−1.94%

1 Year decline

± 96.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Friant, CA declined at a rate of −1.94%, from 206 employees to 202 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Friant, CA, are Educational Services (45 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (35 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (31 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Friant, CA, though some of these residents may live in Friant, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Friant, CA was $236,100 in 2024, which is 0.71 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,200 to $236,100, a 9.26% decrease. The homeownership rate in Friant, CA is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Friant, CA have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Friant, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$236,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$118,583

$150

Median Property Taxes

±$100

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Friant, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Friant, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2024

76%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.3% of the housing units in Friant, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Friant, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,370

Median Household Income

± $72,561

202

Number of Households

± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 202 households in Friant, CA grew to $80,370 from the previous year's value of $51,765.

The following chart displays the households in Friant, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Friant, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Walked (12.9%)
Worked At Home (7.43%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Friant, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Friant, CA have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Friant, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Friant, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Friant, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Friant, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Friant, CA (127 out of 401 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Friant, CA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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