Emeryville, California demographics

Emeryville, CA demographics: median age 34.5; 70.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Emeryville city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0622594. The survey estimates a population of 13,081 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Emeryville is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 7,838 households (±474). 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	34.5 ±1.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	1,011 ±313	7.7% ±2.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,811 ±803	44.4% ±6.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,819 ±600	36.8% ±4.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,440 ±284	11.0% ±2.2 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,602 ±491	50.5% ±3.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,479 ±492	49.5% ±3.8 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: 13,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	4,462 ±515	34.1% ±3.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,696 ±467	20.6% ±3.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	86 ±103 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,105 ±625	31.4% ±4.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	60 ±75 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	630 ±223	4.8% ±1.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,042 ±329	8.0% ±2.5 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,569 ±455	88.4% ±3.5 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,512 ±457	11.6% ±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: 7,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,583 ±306	20.2% ±3.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	390 ±185	5.0% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	399 ±157	5.1% ±2.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,093 ±673	52.2% ±8.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,373 ±298	17.5% ±3.7 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	747 ±163	9.5% ±2.0 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,091 ±502	90.5% ±3.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,093 ±673	52.2% ±8.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,970 ±433	37.9% ±5.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	602 ±186	7.7% ±2.3 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	104 ±118 · low precision	1.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	17 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	52 ±69 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 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: 13,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	8,413 ±618	64.3% ±4.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,668 ±616	35.7% ±4.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,553
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	7,643 ±526	60.9% ±4.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	789 ±367	6.3% ±2.9 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	136 ±91 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±54 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	92 ±88 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,214 ±501	9.7% ±4.0 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	271 ±125	2.2% ±1.0 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,523 ±432	12.1% ±3.4 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	26 ±33 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	138 ±119 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	291 ±160 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	91 ±119 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	293 ±174 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 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: 11,093
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	293 ±159 · low precision	2.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	930 ±481 · low precision	8.4% ±4.3 pp · low precision	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,585 ±426	14.3% ±3.8 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	461 ±233 · low precision	4.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,905 ±516	35.2% ±4.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,919 ±620	35.3% ±5.4 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: 12,843
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	9,012 ±634	70.2% ±4.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,661 ±490	12.9% ±3.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,289 ±440	10.0% ±3.4 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	554 ±321 · low precision	4.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	327 ±313 · low precision	2.5% ±2.4 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

3.2% of Emeryville residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.9% 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	Emeryville	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.9% ±1.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±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 Emeryville . 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.

Read Emeryville housing and cost context or return to the city profile.