Live Oak, California demographics

Live Oak, CA demographics: median age 35.4; 15.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Live Oak city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0641936. The survey estimates a population of 9,347 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Live Oak is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 2,706 households (±256). 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	35.4 ±3.5	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	2,729 ±479	29.2% ±5.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,896 ±339	20.3% ±3.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,323 ±461	35.6% ±4.9 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,399 ±283	15.0% ±3.0 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	4,717 ±367	50.5% ±3.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	4,630 ±362	49.5% ±3.9 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: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	3,064 ±612	32.8% ±6.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	177 ±230 · low precision	1.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	304 ±271 · low precision	3.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,005 ±760	21.5% ±8.1 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	229 ±135 · low precision	2.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,916 ±721	20.5% ±7.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,652 ±514	17.7% ±5.5 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,447 ±787	58.3% ±8.4 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,900 ±787	41.7% ±8.4 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: 2,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,333 ±193	49.3% ±5.4 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	175 ±124 · low precision	6.5% ±4.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	559 ±170	20.7% ±6.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	630 ±233	23.3% ±8.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9 ±15 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,223 ±207	45.2% ±6.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,483 ±298	54.8% ±9.7 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	630 ±233	23.3% ±8.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	425 ±164	15.7% ±5.9 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	465 ±146	17.2% ±5.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	559 ±174	20.7% ±6.1 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	220 ±108	8.1% ±3.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	176 ±134 · low precision	6.5% ±4.9 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	231 ±88	8.5% ±3.2 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: 9,347
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	6,774 ±514	72.5% ±5.5 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,573 ±514	27.5% ±5.5 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	4,482 ±765	51.9% ±8.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,347 ±662	27.2% ±7.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,514 ±683	17.5% ±7.9 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	88 ±109 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	103 ±65 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	99 ±151 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 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: 5,944
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,767 ±447	29.7% ±7.3 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,516 ±358	25.5% ±5.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,130 ±299	19.0% ±4.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	600 ±231	10.1% ±3.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	520 ±198	8.7% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	411 ±234 · low precision	6.9% ±3.9 pp · low precision	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: 9,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	8,536 ±316	92.4% ±3.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	275 ±197 · low precision	3.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	292 ±126	3.2% ±1.4 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	133 ±173 · low precision	1.4% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±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

12.1% of Live Oak residents (±3.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% 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	Live Oak	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.1% ±3.9 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±1.3 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±4.3 pp · low precision	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 Live Oak . 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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