Hanford, California demographics

Hanford, CA demographics: median age 32.5; 18.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hanford city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0631960. The survey estimates a population of 59,754 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hanford is 32.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 19,518 households (±545). 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	32.5 ±1.0	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	17,122 ±916	28.7% ±1.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	14,483 ±906	24.2% ±1.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	20,224 ±1,111	33.8% ±1.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,925 ±643	13.3% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	30,668 ±663	51.3% ±1.1 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	29,086 ±667	48.7% ±1.1 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: 59,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	27,872 ±1,684	46.6% ±2.8 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,646 ±686	6.1% ±1.1 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	990 ±362	1.7% ±0.6 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,489 ±431	4.2% ±0.7 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	67 ±94 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	11,141 ±1,217	18.6% ±2.0 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	13,549 ±1,356	22.7% ±2.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,031 ±1,341	48.6% ±2.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,723 ±1,339	51.4% ±2.2 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: 19,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,400 ±560	48.2% ±2.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,476 ±266	7.6% ±1.3 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,188 ±457	16.3% ±2.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,296 ±542	22.0% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,158 ±328	5.9% ±1.7 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,748 ±534	39.7% ±2.5 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,770 ±762	60.3% ±3.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 19,518
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,296 ±542	22.0% ±2.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,954 ±607	30.5% ±3.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,895 ±403	14.8% ±2.0 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,321 ±448	17.0% ±2.2 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,564 ±311	8.0% ±1.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,145 ±310	5.9% ±1.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	343 ±143	1.8% ±0.7 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: 59,754
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	50,904 ±996	85.2% ±1.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,850 ±987	14.8% ±1.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 55,265
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	37,359 ±1,389	67.6% ±2.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	15,240 ±1,358	27.6% ±2.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	16 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	72 ±95 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	24 ±39 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	690 ±297	1.2% ±0.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	123 ±95 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	262 ±179 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	10 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,037 ±256	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	138 ±84 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	24 ±38 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	270 ±235 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 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: 37,026
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,372 ±749	17.2% ±2.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,759 ±836	26.4% ±2.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,080 ±869	24.5% ±2.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,102 ±623	13.8% ±1.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,668 ±562	12.6% ±1.5 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,045 ±339	5.5% ±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: 58,785
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	53,492 ±1,009	91.0% ±1.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,649 ±745	4.5% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,549 ±576	2.6% ±1.0 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	638 ±346 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	457 ±459 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 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

5.8% of Hanford residents (±1.1 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	Hanford	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.7% ±1.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

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 Hanford . 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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