La Puente, California demographics

La Puente, CA demographics: median age 37.9; 13.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · La Puente city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0640340. The survey estimates a population of 37,142 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in La Puente is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 9,624 households (±384). 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	37.9 ±1.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	7,634 ±611	20.6% ±1.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	9,654 ±732	26.0% ±2.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	14,656 ±817	39.5% ±2.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,198 ±557	14.0% ±1.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	19,153 ±593	51.6% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	17,989 ±594	48.4% ±1.6 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: 37,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	4,793 ±1,280	12.9% ±3.4 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	539 ±240	1.5% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,122 ±488	3.0% ±1.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,114 ±703	13.8% ±1.9 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	17,855 ±1,657	48.1% ±4.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,719 ±1,261	20.8% ±3.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 37,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,328 ±832	19.7% ±2.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29,814 ±833	80.3% ±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: 9,624
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,919 ±432	51.1% ±4.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,201 ±265	12.5% ±2.7 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,117 ±272	22.0% ±2.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,070 ±240	11.1% ±2.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	317 ±124	3.3% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,624
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,984 ±261	41.4% ±2.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,640 ±515	58.6% ±4.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,624
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,070 ±240	11.1% ±2.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,784 ±326	18.5% ±3.3 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,868 ±340	19.4% ±3.5 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,896 ±279	19.7% ±2.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,566 ±267	16.3% ±2.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	772 ±199	8.0% ±2.0 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	668 ±146	6.9% ±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: 37,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	22,284 ±776	60.0% ±2.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	14,858 ±772	40.0% ±2.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 35,523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	8,187 ±806	23.0% ±2.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	22,971 ±1,017	64.7% ±2.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	65 ±103 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	55 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,097 ±386	5.9% ±1.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	919 ±345	2.6% ±1.0 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	928 ±330	2.6% ±0.9 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	234 ±138 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	51 ±77 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 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: 26,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,361 ±922	35.9% ±3.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	7,514 ±607	28.8% ±2.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,095 ±454	15.7% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,667 ±343	6.4% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,585 ±362	9.9% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	847 ±234	3.2% ±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: 36,787
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	34,406 ±627	93.5% ±1.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,939 ±553	5.3% ±1.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	219 ±110 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	13 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	210 ±127 · low precision	0.6% ±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

10.5% of La Puente residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% 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	La Puente	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.5% ±1.4 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±1.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.8% ±0.6 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 La Puente . 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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