American Canyon, California demographics

American Canyon, CA demographics: median age 36.8; 32.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · American Canyon city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0601640. The survey estimates a population of 21,691 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in American Canyon is 36.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 5,988 households (±262). 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	36.8 ±2.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	5,430 ±486	25.0% ±2.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,007 ±448	23.1% ±2.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	8,291 ±552	38.2% ±2.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,963 ±298	13.7% ±1.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	10,471 ±397	48.3% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	11,220 ±397	51.7% ±1.8 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: 21,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	6,030 ±623	27.8% ±2.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,131 ±277	5.2% ±1.3 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	277 ±188 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,285 ±547	33.6% ±2.5 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	369 ±199 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,542 ±671	16.3% ±3.1 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,057 ±510	14.1% ±2.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,729 ±694	67.9% ±3.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,962 ±698	32.1% ±3.2 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: 5,988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,476 ±304	58.0% ±4.4 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	360 ±129	6.0% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,189 ±260	19.9% ±4.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	645 ±167	10.8% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	318 ±116	5.3% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,695 ±210	45.0% ±2.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,293 ±281	55.0% ±4.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	645 ±167	10.8% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,542 ±247	25.8% ±4.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	986 ±180	16.5% ±2.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,443 ±246	24.1% ±4.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	726 ±165	12.1% ±2.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	252 ±72	4.2% ±1.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	394 ±134	6.6% ±2.2 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: 21,691
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	15,263 ±563	70.4% ±2.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,428 ±566	29.6% ±2.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,604
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	11,682 ±708	56.7% ±3.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	4,440 ±697	21.5% ±3.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	20 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	500 ±230	2.4% ±1.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	29 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	299 ±237 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	78 ±66 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	3,111 ±506	15.1% ±2.4 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	285 ±185 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	117 ±147 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±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: 13,976
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,070 ±342	14.8% ±2.4 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,841 ±339	20.3% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,178 ±391	22.7% ±2.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,311 ±245	9.4% ±1.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,460 ±354	24.8% ±2.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,116 ±220	8.0% ±1.6 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: 21,543
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	20,180 ±306	93.7% ±1.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	653 ±218	3.0% ±1.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	550 ±181	2.6% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	78 ±90 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	82 ±74 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	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

5.2% of American Canyon residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.7% 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	American Canyon	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.2% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.7% ±5.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.0 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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