Orinda, California demographics

Orinda, CA demographics: median age 47.5; 85.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Orinda city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0654232. The survey estimates a population of 19,514 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Orinda is 47.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 7,277 households (±309). 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	47.5 ±2.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	4,953 ±528	25.4% ±2.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,731 ±342	8.9% ±1.8 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	8,288 ±618	42.5% ±3.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	4,542 ±485	23.3% ±2.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	9,670 ±395	49.6% ±2.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	9,844 ±393	50.4% ±2.0 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: 19,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	13,270 ±688	68.0% ±3.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	86 ±61 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	59 ±51 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,115 ±519	16.0% ±2.7 pp	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	212 ±126 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,772 ±512	14.2% ±2.6 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,242 ±320	93.5% ±1.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,272 ±326	6.5% ±1.7 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: 7,277
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,841 ±237	66.5% ±1.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	134 ±60	1.8% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	450 ±162	6.2% ±2.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,501 ±296	20.6% ±4.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	351 ±198 · low precision	4.8% ±2.7 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,277
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,752 ±198	37.8% ±2.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,525 ±431	62.2% ±5.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,277
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,501 ±296	20.6% ±4.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,531 ±331	34.8% ±4.3 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,309 ±241	18.0% ±3.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,368 ±195	18.8% ±2.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	469 ±149	6.4% ±2.0 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	89 ±52 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	10 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.4 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: 19,514
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	15,880 ±426	81.4% ±2.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,634 ±423	18.6% ±2.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	14,711 ±498	80.1% ±2.2 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	669 ±242	3.6% ±1.3 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	292 ±158 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	158 ±80 · low precision	0.9% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	91 ±63 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	655 ±263	3.6% ±1.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	175 ±119 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,183 ±260	6.4% ±1.4 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	63 ±73 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	181 ±103 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	118 ±79 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	65 ±54 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · 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: 13,781
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	253 ±135 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	560 ±227	4.1% ±1.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	773 ±202	5.6% ±1.5 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	364 ±114	2.6% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,357 ±478	38.9% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,474 ±605	47.0% ±4.2 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: 19,436
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	18,059 ±386	92.9% ±2.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	337 ±252 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	669 ±244	3.4% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	217 ±160 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	154 ±117 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 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

0.9% of Orinda residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 98.0% 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	Orinda	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.0% ±1.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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