Los Banos, California demographics

Los Banos, CA demographics: median age 30.3; 12.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Los Banos city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0644028. The survey estimates a population of 47,593 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Los Banos is 30.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 13,403 households (±735). 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	30.3 ±1.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	14,770 ±1,268	31.0% ±2.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	12,006 ±1,009	25.2% ±2.1 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	15,612 ±1,041	32.8% ±2.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,205 ±602	10.9% ±1.3 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	23,565 ±756	49.5% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	24,028 ±757	50.5% ±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: 47,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	14,173 ±1,735	29.8% ±3.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	653 ±319	1.4% ±0.7 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,674 ±884 · low precision	3.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,287 ±362	2.7% ±0.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	55 ±74 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	21,953 ±2,073	46.1% ±4.4 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,798 ±1,483	16.4% ±3.1 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,653 ±1,458	26.6% ±3.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34,940 ±1,453	73.4% ±3.1 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: 13,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,918 ±546	51.6% ±2.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,099 ±314	8.2% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,758 ±329	13.1% ±2.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,123 ±670	23.3% ±4.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	505 ±213	3.8% ±1.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,719 ±480	42.7% ±2.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,684 ±896	57.3% ±5.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,403
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,123 ±670	23.3% ±4.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,032 ±500	22.6% ±3.5 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,677 ±383	12.5% ±2.8 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,583 ±541	19.3% ±3.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,679 ±324	12.5% ±2.3 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	815 ±310	6.1% ±2.3 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	494 ±199	3.7% ±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: 47,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	35,252 ±1,383	74.1% ±2.9 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,341 ±1,379	25.9% ±2.9 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 43,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	20,821 ±1,775	47.5% ±4.0 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	21,298 ±1,998	48.6% ±4.5 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	10 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	164 ±222 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 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	982 ±463	2.2% ±1.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	7 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	7 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	155 ±109 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	229 ±164 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	86 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	67 ±97 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	14 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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: 27,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,753 ±920	28.4% ±3.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	9,370 ±990	34.3% ±3.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,275 ±664	19.3% ±2.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,515 ±326	5.5% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,344 ±463	8.6% ±1.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,063 ±321	3.9% ±1.2 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: 46,852
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	43,592 ±1,012	93.0% ±2.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,596 ±850 · low precision	3.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,286 ±609	2.7% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	92 ±107 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	286 ±229 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 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

6.9% of Los Banos residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 82.7% 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	Los Banos	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.9% ±1.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.7% ±2.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.8% ±0.8 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 Los Banos . 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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