Avenal, California demographics

Avenal, CA demographics: median age 32.5; 2.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Avenal city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0603302. The survey estimates a population of 13,608 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Avenal is 32.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 2,802 households (±272). 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	32.5 ±1.5	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,423 ±527	25.2% ±3.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,129 ±591	30.3% ±4.3 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,375 ±534	39.5% ±3.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	681 ±190	5.0% ±1.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	8,596 ±470	63.2% ±3.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	5,012 ±470	36.8% ±3.5 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: 13,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	2,003 ±520	14.7% ±3.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	408 ±137	3.0% ±1.0 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	291 ±246 · low precision	2.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	131 ±83 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,915 ±890	43.5% ±6.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,841 ±831	35.6% ±6.1 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,824 ±305	13.4% ±2.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,784 ±303	86.6% ±2.2 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: 2,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,652 ±353	59.0% ±11.2 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	420 ±156	15.0% ±5.4 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	495 ±184	17.7% ±6.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	235 ±123 · low precision	8.4% ±4.3 pp · low precision	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,553 ±196	55.4% ±4.5 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,249 ±376	44.6% ±12.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,802
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	235 ±123 · low precision	8.4% ±4.3 pp · low precision	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	514 ±295 · low precision	18.3% ±10.4 pp · low precision	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	587 ±242	20.9% ±8.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	633 ±213	22.6% ±7.3 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	528 ±205	18.8% ±7.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	246 ±145 · low precision	8.8% ±5.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	59 ±65 · low precision	2.1% ±2.3 pp · low precision	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: 13,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	8,237 ±704	60.5% ±5.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,371 ±704	39.5% ±5.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,752
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	2,979 ±442	23.4% ±3.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	9,605 ±564	75.3% ±4.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	6 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	19 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	37 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	10 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	13 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	26 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	57 ±80 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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: 8,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,334 ±618	48.6% ±6.4 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,274 ±365	25.5% ±3.9 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,737 ±339	19.5% ±3.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	328 ±144	3.7% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	167 ±103 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	85 ±87 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	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: 13,349
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,625 ±319	87.1% ±2.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	515 ±267 · low precision	3.9% ±2.0 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,129 ±176	8.5% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	80 ±80 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 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

13.7% of Avenal residents (±4.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 85.0% 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	Avenal	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.7% ±4.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.0% ±6.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.6% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

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 Avenal . 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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