Brawley, California demographics

Brawley, CA demographics: median age 30.6; 15.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brawley city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0608058. The survey estimates a population of 27,283 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brawley is 30.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 7,881 households (±383). 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	30.6 ±1.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,283
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	8,273 ±862	30.3% ±3.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	7,173 ±891	26.3% ±3.3 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	8,784 ±744	32.2% ±2.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,053 ±460	11.2% ±1.7 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,283
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	14,045 ±581	51.5% ±2.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	13,238 ±582	48.5% ±2.1 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: 27,283
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,825 ±892	21.4% ±3.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	204 ±156 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	638 ±451 · low precision	2.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	571 ±282	2.1% ±1.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	10,207 ±1,604	37.4% ±5.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	9,838 ±1,499	36.1% ±5.5 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,283
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,932 ±556	14.4% ±2.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23,351 ±566	85.6% ±2.1 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: 7,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,387 ±372	43.0% ±4.2 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	709 ±254	9.0% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,762 ±369	22.4% ±4.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,658 ±406	21.0% ±5.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	365 ±191 · low precision	4.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,471 ±351	44.0% ±3.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,410 ±542	56.0% ±6.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,881
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,658 ±406	21.0% ±5.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,201 ±417	27.9% ±5.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,105 ±287	14.0% ±3.6 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,469 ±307	18.6% ±3.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	827 ±214	10.5% ±2.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	512 ±188	6.5% ±2.4 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	109 ±93 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 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: 27,283
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	19,810 ±1,044	72.6% ±3.8 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,473 ±1,040	27.4% ±3.8 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	7,920 ±843	32.1% ±3.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	16,549 ±959	67.0% ±3.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	20 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	179 ±147 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	38 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · 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: 15,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,242 ±684	27.0% ±4.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,117 ±565	26.2% ±3.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,472 ±563	22.1% ±3.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,396 ±302	8.9% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,940 ±467	12.3% ±2.9 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	565 ±213	3.6% ±1.3 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: 26,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	23,828 ±966	88.5% ±3.5 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,949 ±800	7.2% ±3.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	890 ±458 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	143 ±143 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	119 ±116 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 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

5.3% of Brawley residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% 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	Brawley	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.3% ±1.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.4% ±6.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.6% ±0.6 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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