McFarland, California demographics

McFarland, CA demographics: median age 26.3; 6.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McFarland city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0644826. The survey estimates a population of 14,222 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McFarland is 26.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 3,570 households (±253). 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	26.3 ±2.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	5,077 ±585	35.7% ±4.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,709 ±423	26.1% ±3.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,408 ±468	31.0% ±3.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,028 ±216	7.2% ±1.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,914 ±318	48.6% ±2.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	7,308 ±316	51.4% ±2.2 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: 14,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	2,847 ±871	20.0% ±6.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	132 ±78 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	110 ±114 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	146 ±123 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,396 ±874	30.9% ±6.1 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	6,591 ±868	46.3% ±6.1 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,747 ±855	12.3% ±6.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12,475 ±855	87.7% ±6.0 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: 3,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,693 ±244	47.4% ±6.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	363 ±130	10.2% ±3.6 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,011 ±211	28.3% ±5.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	432 ±192	12.1% ±5.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	71 ±46 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,153 ±181	60.3% ±2.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,417 ±321	39.7% ±8.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	432 ±192	12.1% ±5.3 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	528 ±170	14.8% ±4.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	606 ±166	17.0% ±4.5 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	927 ±205	26.0% ±5.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	581 ±160	16.3% ±4.3 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	366 ±133	10.3% ±3.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	130 ±68 · low precision	3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	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: 14,222
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	10,413 ±519	73.2% ±3.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,809 ±523	26.8% ±3.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	3,743 ±858	28.6% ±6.5 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	9,228 ±862	70.5% ±6.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	3 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	37 ±48 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	80 ±103 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 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: 7,334
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,992 ±407	40.8% ±5.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,233 ±297	30.4% ±3.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,192 ±295	16.3% ±3.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	478 ±147	6.5% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	367 ±135	5.0% ±1.8 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	72 ±69 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 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: 14,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	13,600 ±254	96.5% ±1.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	154 ±146 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	234 ±185 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	54 ±59 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	46 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 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

9.0% of McFarland residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 86.7% 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	McFarland	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.0% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.7% ±8.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	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 McFarland . 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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