Crescent City, California demographics

Crescent City, CA demographics: median age 38.4; 17.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Crescent City city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0617022. The survey estimates a population of 6,046 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Crescent City is 38.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 1,693 households (±187). 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	38.4 ±2.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	767 ±192	12.7% ±3.2 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,658 ±248	27.4% ±4.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,884 ±336	47.7% ±5.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	737 ±213	12.2% ±3.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	4,003 ±171	66.2% ±2.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	2,043 ±172	33.8% ±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: 6,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	3,494 ±291	57.8% ±4.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	604 ±112	10.0% ±1.9 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	297 ±154 · low precision	4.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	82 ±51 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	41 ±42 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	483 ±255 · low precision	8.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,045 ±289	17.3% ±4.8 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,379 ±313	72.4% ±5.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,667 ±310	27.6% ±5.1 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: 1,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	541 ±110	32.0% ±5.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	142 ±123 · low precision	8.4% ±7.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	306 ±142	18.1% ±8.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	606 ±210	35.8% ±11.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	98 ±93 · low precision	5.8% ±5.5 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	557 ±165	32.9% ±9.0 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,136 ±227	67.1% ±11.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	606 ±210	35.8% ±11.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	427 ±156	25.2% ±8.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	288 ±149 · low precision	17.0% ±8.6 pp · low precision	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	161 ±110 · low precision	9.5% ±6.4 pp · low precision	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	140 ±85 · low precision	8.3% ±4.9 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	55 ±49 · low precision	3.2% ±2.9 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	16 ±29 · low precision	0.9% ±1.7 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: 6,046
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	5,509 ±192	91.1% ±3.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	537 ±193	8.9% ±3.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,837
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	5,126 ±264	87.8% ±4.2 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	485 ±221	8.3% ±3.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	26 ±28 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	86 ±105 · low precision	1.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	15 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	33 ±45 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	22 ±28 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	25 ±38 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 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: 4,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,136 ±237	24.4% ±4.9 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,335 ±208	28.6% ±4.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	980 ±212	21.0% ±4.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	394 ±104	8.4% ±2.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	391 ±153	8.4% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	428 ±198	9.2% ±4.2 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: 6,014
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	5,030 ±237	83.6% ±3.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	150 ±84 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	803 ±238	13.4% ±4.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	31 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±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

8.7% of Crescent City residents (±3.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 90.3% 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	Crescent City	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.7% ±3.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.3% ±5.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±1.3 pp	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 Crescent City . 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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