Commerce, California demographics

Commerce, CA demographics: median age 35.6; 11.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Commerce city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0614974. The survey estimates a population of 11,993 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Commerce is 35.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 3,307 households (±171). 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	35.6 ±2.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	2,752 ±389	22.9% ±3.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,175 ±440	26.5% ±3.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,902 ±464	32.5% ±3.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,164 ±380	18.0% ±3.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	5,970 ±385	49.8% ±3.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,023 ±386	50.2% ±3.2 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: 11,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	1,620 ±538	13.5% ±4.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	60 ±53 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	866 ±519 · low precision	7.2% ±4.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	101 ±92 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,793 ±942	48.3% ±7.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,553 ±802	29.6% ±6.7 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	364 ±142	3.0% ±1.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,629 ±142	97.0% ±1.2 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: 3,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,518 ±214	45.9% ±6.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	495 ±140	15.0% ±4.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	604 ±172	18.3% ±5.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	582 ±137	17.6% ±4.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	108 ±64 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,222 ±200	37.0% ±5.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,085 ±264	63.0% ±7.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	582 ±137	17.6% ±4.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	718 ±190	21.7% ±5.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	430 ±147	13.0% ±4.4 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	645 ±166	19.5% ±4.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	502 ±177	15.2% ±5.3 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	214 ±129 · low precision	6.5% ±3.9 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	216 ±95	6.5% ±2.9 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: 11,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	7,584 ±560	63.2% ±4.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,409 ±558	36.8% ±4.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	2,547 ±659	22.4% ±5.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	8,694 ±654	76.6% ±5.6 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	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±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	50 ±77 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	51 ±67 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±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: 8,229
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,058 ±490	37.2% ±5.7 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,372 ±367	28.8% ±4.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,475 ±354	17.9% ±4.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	422 ±181	5.1% ±2.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	747 ±252	9.1% ±3.0 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	155 ±72	1.9% ±0.9 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: 11,849
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,383 ±261	96.1% ±2.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	449 ±259 · low precision	3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	17 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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

13.4% of Commerce residents (±3.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 84.3% 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	Commerce	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.4% ±3.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.3% ±2.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

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 Commerce . 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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