Fresno, California demographics

Fresno, CA demographics: median age 32.8; 25.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fresno city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0627000. The survey estimates a population of 545,970 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fresno is 32.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 180,450 households (±1,547). 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	32.8 ±0.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 545,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	149,732 ±2,804	27.4% ±0.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	143,481 ±2,369	26.3% ±0.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	185,245 ±2,952	33.9% ±0.5 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	67,512 ±1,888	12.4% ±0.3 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 545,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	273,947 ±1,773	50.2% ±0.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	272,023 ±1,787	49.8% ±0.3 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: 545,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	172,271 ±4,181	31.6% ±0.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	37,262 ±1,507	6.8% ±0.3 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8,818 ±1,150	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	79,159 ±2,518	14.5% ±0.5 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	935 ±266	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	104,834 ±4,321	19.2% ±0.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	142,691 ±5,271	26.1% ±1.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 545,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	268,060 ±3,363	49.1% ±0.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	277,910 ±3,358	50.9% ±0.6 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: 180,450
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	73,927 ±1,616	41.0% ±0.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	15,822 ±1,046	8.8% ±0.6 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	31,513 ±1,447	17.5% ±0.8 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	46,255 ±1,770	25.6% ±1.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	12,933 ±980	7.2% ±0.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 180,450
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	68,063 ±1,444	37.7% ±0.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	112,387 ±1,985	62.3% ±1.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 180,450
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	46,255 ±1,770	25.6% ±1.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	48,084 ±1,973	26.6% ±1.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	30,014 ±1,577	16.6% ±0.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	25,116 ±1,352	13.9% ±0.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	16,715 ±1,092	9.3% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	8,105 ±812	4.5% ±0.4 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	6,161 ±789	3.4% ±0.4 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: 545,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	440,513 ±3,077	80.7% ±0.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	105,457 ±3,069	19.3% ±0.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 506,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	290,473 ±4,131	57.3% ±0.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	148,000 ±3,565	29.2% ±0.7 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	827 ±352	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,035 ±383	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	863 ±369	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	21,924 ±1,920	4.3% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	989 ±378	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,888 ±738	0.6% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,806 ±597	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4,844 ±887	1.0% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	27,943 ±1,745	5.5% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	3,598 ±1,102	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,516 ±507	0.3% ±0.1 pp	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: 341,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	66,895 ±2,477	19.6% ±0.7 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	78,847 ±2,825	23.1% ±0.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	78,435 ±2,506	22.9% ±0.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	30,553 ±1,481	8.9% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	57,798 ±1,945	16.9% ±0.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29,356 ±1,786	8.6% ±0.5 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: 539,016
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	475,765 ±3,698	88.3% ±0.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	45,722 ±3,528	8.5% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	12,894 ±1,258	2.4% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,292 ±448	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,343 ±607	0.4% ±0.1 pp	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

6.1% of Fresno residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 88.7% 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	Fresno	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±0.4 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.7% ±0.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.4% ±0.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Fresno . 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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