Mettler, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

140

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.3

0.299% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

32.1%

51.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,028

32.8% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$229,800

Population & Diversity

Mettler, CA is home to a population of 140 people, from which 95.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 30.7% of Mettler, CA residents were born outside of the country (43 people).

In 2024, there were 1.29 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (75 people) in Mettler, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%

2024 Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Mettler, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mettler, CA was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Mettler, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mettler, CA

Other (Hispanic)
75 ± 69
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
58 ± 66
White (Hispanic)
7 ± 12

100%

Hispanic Population

140 people

100% of the people in Mettler, CA are hispanic (140 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mettler, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

30.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

43 people

34.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

As of 2024, 30.7% of Mettler, CA residents (43 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mettler, CA was 34.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Mettler, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mettler, CA was $229,800 in 2024, which is 0.691 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $228,100 to $229,800, a 0.745% increase. The homeownership rate in Mettler, CA is 82.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mettler, CA have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mettler, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$229,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,631

$37

Median Property Taxes

±$47

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 Mettler, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.2%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.2% of the housing units in Mettler, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mettler, 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.

$59,028

Median Household Income

± $28,617

Number of Households

± 52

In 2024, the median household income of the 45 households in Mettler, CA declined from $59,028 from the previous year's value of $87,875.

The following chart displays the households in Mettler, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mettler, 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 (92.6%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 92.6% of workers in Mettler, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.41%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

16.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mettler, CA have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mettler, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mettler, CA (45 out of 140 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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