California City, California demographics

California City, CA demographics: median age 33.5; 12.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · California City city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0609780. The survey estimates a population of 14,414 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in California City is 33.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 4,608 households (±312). 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	33.5 ±1.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,431 ±663	23.8% ±4.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,261 ±632	29.6% ±4.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,847 ±523	33.6% ±3.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,875 ±313	13.0% ±2.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	8,379 ±582	58.1% ±4.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,035 ±587	41.9% ±4.1 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: 14,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,366 ±943	37.2% ±6.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,528 ±893	24.5% ±6.2 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	347 ±174 · low precision	2.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	339 ±186 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,349 ±616	16.3% ±4.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,477 ±785	17.2% ±5.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,699 ±885	60.4% ±6.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,715 ±893	39.6% ±6.2 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: 4,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,810 ±265	39.3% ±5.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	506 ±184	11.0% ±3.9 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	593 ±216	12.9% ±4.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,473 ±315	32.0% ±6.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	226 ±129 · low precision	4.9% ±2.8 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,747 ±274	37.9% ±5.4 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,861 ±413	62.1% ±7.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,473 ±315	32.0% ±6.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,003 ±199	21.8% ±4.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	854 ±272	18.5% ±5.8 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	614 ±234	13.3% ±5.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	296 ±123	6.4% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	159 ±109 · low precision	3.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	209 ±105 · low precision	4.5% ±2.3 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: 14,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	12,380 ±433	85.9% ±3.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,034 ±430	14.1% ±3.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,468
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	9,245 ±899	68.6% ±6.6 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	3,935 ±889	29.2% ±6.6 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	16 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	30 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	17 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	98 ±87 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	24 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	23 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	48 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 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: 9,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,987 ±431	20.9% ±4.4 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,204 ±386	33.7% ±3.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,342 ±402	24.6% ±4.0 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	790 ±221	8.3% ±2.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	888 ±254	9.3% ±2.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	303 ±149	3.2% ±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: 14,265
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,628 ±879	81.5% ±6.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,122 ±599 · low precision	7.9% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,225 ±625 · low precision	8.6% ±4.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	258 ±320 · low precision	1.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	32 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±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

5.9% of California City residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% 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	California City	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.9% ±1.9 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±3.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.4% ±3.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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