Coalinga, California demographics

Coalinga, CA demographics: median age 36.5; 12.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Coalinga city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0614274. The survey estimates a population of 17,203 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Coalinga is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 4,161 households (±314). 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	36.5 ±1.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,203
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,672 ±535	21.3% ±3.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,557 ±521	26.5% ±3.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,200 ±629	41.9% ±3.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,774 ±378	10.3% ±2.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,203
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	10,773 ±479	62.6% ±2.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,430 ±484	37.4% ±2.8 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: 17,203
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,148 ±791	29.9% ±4.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	816 ±267	4.7% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	171 ±126 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	671 ±241	3.9% ±1.4 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	76 ±46 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,760 ±840	39.3% ±4.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,561 ±748	20.7% ±4.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,203
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,104 ±567	35.5% ±3.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,099 ±570	64.5% ±3.3 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	1,961 ±237	47.1% ±4.4 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	285 ±143 · low precision	6.8% ±3.4 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	666 ±157	16.0% ±3.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,023 ±308	24.6% ±7.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	226 ±158 · low precision	5.4% ±3.8 pp · low precision	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	1,673 ±186	40.2% ±3.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,488 ±412	59.8% ±8.8 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	1,023 ±308	24.6% ±7.2 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,132 ±287	27.2% ±6.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	634 ±191	15.2% ±4.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	655 ±203	15.7% ±4.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	365 ±157	8.8% ±3.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	258 ±119	6.2% ±2.8 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	94 ±68 · low precision	2.3% ±1.6 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: 17,203
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	13,661 ±563	79.4% ±3.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,542 ±563	20.6% ±3.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,238
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	7,876 ±674	48.5% ±4.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	7,698 ±657	47.4% ±4.0 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	64 ±65 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	63 ±58 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	22 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	29 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	26 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	37 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	196 ±144 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	136 ±84 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	38 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	53 ±40 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 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: 11,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,431 ±476	29.6% ±3.9 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,165 ±455	27.3% ±3.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,385 ±349	20.6% ±2.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,154 ±253	9.9% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	931 ±244	8.0% ±2.1 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	537 ±250	4.6% ±2.1 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: 16,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	14,219 ±521	83.8% ±3.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	953 ±387	5.6% ±2.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,736 ±390	10.2% ±2.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	58 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	11 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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

9.8% of Coalinga residents (±3.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 87.2% 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	Coalinga	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±3.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.2% ±2.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.9% ±1.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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