Delano, California demographics

Delano, CA demographics: median age 33.9; 7.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Delano city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0618394. The survey estimates a population of 51,679 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Delano is 33.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 12,071 households (±494). 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	33.9 ±1.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	11,848 ±1,004	22.9% ±1.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	14,753 ±985	28.5% ±1.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,480 ±1,116	37.7% ±2.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,598 ±591	10.8% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	29,744 ±649	57.6% ±1.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	21,935 ±649	42.4% ±1.3 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: 51,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	6,600 ±1,068	12.8% ±2.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,371 ±298	4.6% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	625 ±262	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,775 ±835	13.1% ±1.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	40 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	12,804 ±1,290	24.8% ±2.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	22,464 ±1,706	43.5% ±3.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 51,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,275 ±988	23.8% ±1.9 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39,404 ±987	76.2% ±1.9 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: 12,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,060 ±431	58.5% ±2.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,059 ±269	8.8% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,149 ±286	17.8% ±2.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,413 ±338	11.7% ±2.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	390 ±172	3.2% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,587 ±401	46.3% ±2.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,484 ±735	53.7% ±5.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,071
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,413 ±338	11.7% ±2.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,571 ±567	21.3% ±4.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,289 ±404	19.0% ±3.3 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,581 ±358	21.4% ±2.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,704 ±315	14.1% ±2.5 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	792 ±242	6.6% ±2.0 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	721 ±179	6.0% ±1.5 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: 51,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	33,491 ±1,157	64.8% ±2.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,188 ±1,164	35.2% ±2.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 48,782
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	13,404 ±1,167	27.5% ±2.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	30,520 ±1,169	62.6% ±2.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	182 ±142 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	16 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	14 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	170 ±129 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2,960 ±611	6.1% ±1.3 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,414 ±426	2.9% ±0.9 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	78 ±126 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	20 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±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: 33,744
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	13,233 ±1,103	39.2% ±3.1 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,244 ±816	30.4% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,632 ±641	16.7% ±1.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,186 ±403	6.5% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,762 ±278	5.2% ±0.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	687 ±197	2.0% ±0.6 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: 51,064
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	48,394 ±593	94.8% ±0.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,150 ±348	2.3% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,225 ±263	2.4% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	137 ±234 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	158 ±114 · low precision	0.3% ±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

9.6% of Delano residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% 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	Delano	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.6% ±1.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.6% ±0.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.6% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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