Apple Valley, California demographics

Apple Valley, CA demographics: median age 36.5; 18.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Apple Valley town, California · Incorporated town · GEOID 0602364. The survey estimates a population of 75,473 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Apple Valley is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 25,184 households (±762). 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	36.5 ±1.5	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 75,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	20,831 ±1,476	27.6% ±2.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	15,173 ±1,072	20.1% ±1.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	25,550 ±1,334	33.9% ±1.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	13,919 ±882	18.4% ±1.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 75,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	36,767 ±911	48.7% ±1.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	38,706 ±896	51.3% ±1.2 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: 75,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	39,454 ±2,175	52.3% ±2.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,876 ±1,231	7.8% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	683 ±365 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,704 ±814	3.6% ±1.1 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	170 ±121 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,205 ±1,426	10.9% ±1.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	18,381 ±2,027	24.4% ±2.7 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 75,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,133 ±1,884	59.8% ±2.5 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,340 ±1,872	40.2% ±2.5 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: 25,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	13,309 ±646	52.8% ±2.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,342 ±306	5.3% ±1.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,949 ±541	15.7% ±2.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	5,390 ±637	21.4% ±2.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,194 ±337	4.7% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,749 ±473	34.7% ±1.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,435 ±894	65.3% ±3.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,184
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	5,390 ±637	21.4% ±2.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,165 ±665	32.4% ±2.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,995 ±609	15.9% ±2.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,747 ±423	14.9% ±1.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,110 ±411	8.4% ±1.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	959 ±193	3.8% ±0.8 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	818 ±238	3.2% ±0.9 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: 75,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	67,034 ±990	88.8% ±1.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,439 ±985	11.2% ±1.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 69,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	50,574 ±1,722	72.4% ±2.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	15,750 ±1,650	22.5% ±2.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	61 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	116 ±80 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	24 ±59 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	696 ±335	1.0% ±0.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	193 ±143 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	267 ±152 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	38 ±61 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	538 ±283 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	559 ±328 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	867 ±462 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	190 ±206 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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: 48,373
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,462 ±780	13.4% ±1.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	13,422 ±877	27.7% ±1.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	13,694 ±1,110	28.3% ±2.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,658 ±741	11.7% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,359 ±656	11.1% ±1.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,778 ±538	7.8% ±1.1 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: 74,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	67,586 ±1,205	90.7% ±1.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,791 ±1,010	6.4% ±1.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,525 ±489	2.0% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	496 ±193	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	105 ±92 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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

6.3% of Apple Valley residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% 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	Apple Valley	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±1.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.6% ±1.0 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Apple Valley . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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