Chowchilla, California demographics

Chowchilla, CA demographics: median age 34.2; 15.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Chowchilla city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0613294. The survey estimates a population of 19,020 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Chowchilla is 34.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 4,161 households (±382). 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	34.2 ±1.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	4,650 ±571	24.4% ±3.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,121 ±513	26.9% ±2.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,351 ±568	38.6% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,898 ±300	10.0% ±1.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	9,486 ±560	49.9% ±2.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	9,534 ±558	50.1% ±2.9 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: 19,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	7,637 ±783	40.2% ±4.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,140 ±146	6.0% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	242 ±171 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,177 ±296	6.2% ±1.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	35 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,939 ±814	31.2% ±4.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,850 ±757	15.0% ±4.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,446 ±666	49.7% ±3.5 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,574 ±663	50.3% ±3.5 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: 4,161
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,515 ±221	36.4% ±4.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	376 ±139	9.0% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	843 ±159	20.3% ±3.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,240 ±299	29.8% ±6.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	187 ±89	4.5% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,161
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,811 ±165	43.5% ±5.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,350 ±370	56.5% ±7.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,161
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,240 ±299	29.8% ±6.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	760 ±197	18.3% ±4.4 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	737 ±206	17.7% ±4.7 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	622 ±171	14.9% ±3.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	273 ±139 · low precision	6.6% ±3.3 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	252 ±128 · low precision	6.1% ±3.0 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	277 ±138	6.7% ±3.3 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: 19,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	15,909 ±433	83.6% ±2.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,111 ±429	16.4% ±2.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	10,202 ±664	57.9% ±3.7 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	6,160 ±529	35.0% ±2.9 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	65 ±64 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	21 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	600 ±287	3.4% ±1.6 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	106 ±112 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	79 ±96 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	173 ±139 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	107 ±61 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	63 ±61 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	37 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±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: 12,581
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,323 ±432	26.4% ±3.3 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,328 ±529	26.5% ±4.1 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,823 ±330	22.4% ±2.5 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,144 ±200	9.1% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,406 ±296	11.2% ±2.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	557 ±202	4.4% ±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: 18,818
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	16,014 ±451	85.1% ±2.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	490 ±296 · low precision	2.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,232 ±344	11.9% ±1.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	17 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	65 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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

7.8% of Chowchilla residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 88.1% 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	Chowchilla	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.8% ±2.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.1% ±1.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.8% ±1.1 pp	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 Chowchilla . 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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