Alhambra, California demographics

Alhambra, CA demographics: median age 41.5; 40.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alhambra city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0600884. The survey estimates a population of 81,022 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alhambra is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 30,425 households (±550). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.5 ±1.0	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 81,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	13,893 ±913	17.1% ±1.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	18,261 ±935	22.5% ±1.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	33,510 ±1,314	41.4% ±1.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	15,358 ±863	19.0% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 81,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	39,494 ±699	48.7% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	41,528 ±700	51.3% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 81,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	10,699 ±929	13.2% ±1.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,983 ±552	2.4% ±0.7 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,214 ±390	1.5% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	41,282 ±1,599	51.0% ±2.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	175 ±140 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	15,116 ±1,521	18.7% ±1.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	10,553 ±1,180	13.0% ±1.5 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 81,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,749 ±1,484	65.1% ±1.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28,273 ±1,459	34.9% ±1.8 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,435 ±592	44.2% ±1.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,723 ±352	8.9% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,453 ±469	14.6% ±1.5 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	7,125 ±533	23.4% ±1.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,689 ±383	8.8% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,876 ±494	25.9% ±1.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,549 ±838	74.1% ±2.4 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	7,125 ±533	23.4% ±1.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,067 ±692	33.1% ±2.2 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	5,903 ±608	19.4% ±2.0 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,657 ±504	15.3% ±1.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,739 ±291	5.7% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	767 ±175	2.5% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	167 ±60	0.5% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 81,022
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	44,602 ±1,044	55.0% ±1.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	36,420 ±1,073	45.0% ±1.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 77,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	25,237 ±1,178	32.5% ±1.5 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	17,856 ±1,284	23.0% ±1.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	34 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	89 ±82 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	107 ±113 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	801 ±296	1.0% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	505 ±190	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25,626 ±1,425	33.0% ±1.8 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2,829 ±700	3.6% ±0.9 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,723 ±372	2.2% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,474 ±605	3.2% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	199 ±143 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	88 ±84 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 62,278
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,976 ±826	16.0% ±1.3 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,364 ±1,052	19.9% ±1.7 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,647 ±703	15.5% ±1.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,872 ±440	7.8% ±0.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	16,672 ±861	26.8% ±1.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,747 ±588	14.0% ±0.9 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 80,475
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	73,415 ±932	91.2% ±1.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,537 ±845	6.9% ±1.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	602 ±202	0.7% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	402 ±128	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	519 ±213	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of Alhambra residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alhambra	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±0.6 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±1.0 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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