Calistoga, California demographics

Calistoga, CA demographics: median age 49.7; 32.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Calistoga city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0609892. The survey estimates a population of 5,111 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Calistoga is 49.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.2 years. There are 2,006 households (±275). 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	49.7 ±4.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	823 ±333	16.1% ±6.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	812 ±414 · low precision	15.9% ±8.1 pp · low precision	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,189 ±500	42.8% ±9.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,287 ±287	25.2% ±5.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	2,708 ±318	53.0% ±6.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	2,403 ±319	47.0% ±6.2 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: 5,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	2,418 ±432	47.3% ±8.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	34 ±43 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	30 ±54 · low precision	0.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	85 ±86 · low precision	1.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,565 ±475	30.6% ±9.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	979 ±606 · low precision	19.2% ±11.9 pp · low precision	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,543 ±453	49.8% ±8.9 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,568 ±453	50.2% ±8.9 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: 2,006
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	990 ±191	49.4% ±6.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	65 ±81 · low precision	3.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	133 ±80 · low precision	6.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	658 ±223	32.8% ±10.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	160 ±110 · low precision	8.0% ±5.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,006
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	544 ±130	27.1% ±5.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,462 ±279	72.9% ±9.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,006
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	658 ±223	32.8% ±10.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	552 ±174	27.5% ±7.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	301 ±186 · low precision	15.0% ±9.0 pp · low precision	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	393 ±187	19.6% ±8.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	47 ±72 · low precision	2.3% ±3.6 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	55 ±81 · low precision	2.7% ±4.0 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: 5,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	2,988 ±505	58.5% ±9.9 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,123 ±506	41.5% ±9.9 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,028
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	2,417 ±594	48.1% ±11.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,155 ±612	42.9% ±12.1 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	37 ±45 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	13 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	86 ±90 · low precision	1.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	28 ±32 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	7 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	270 ±440 · low precision	5.4% ±8.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	15 ±28 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±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: 4,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,076 ±475	26.8% ±11.7 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	565 ±238	14.1% ±5.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	705 ±259	17.5% ±6.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	369 ±156	9.2% ±3.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	790 ±263	19.7% ±6.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	515 ±210	12.8% ±5.1 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: 5,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	4,405 ±280	87.0% ±5.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	421 ±200	8.3% ±3.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	154 ±164 · low precision	3.0% ±3.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	7 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	77 ±100 · low precision	1.5% ±2.0 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

13.0% of Calistoga residents (±8.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.8% 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	Calistoga	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.0% ±8.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.8% ±17.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±3.1 pp · low precision	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Calistoga . 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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