Ripon, California demographics

Ripon, CA demographics: median age 40.1; 29.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ripon city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0661026. The survey estimates a population of 16,201 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ripon is 40.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 5,582 households (±293). 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	40.1 ±1.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	4,228 ±564	26.1% ±3.5 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,919 ±463	18.0% ±2.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	6,288 ±661	38.8% ±4.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,766 ±416	17.1% ±2.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	7,913 ±481	48.8% ±3.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	8,288 ±474	51.2% ±2.9 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: 16,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	11,357 ±764	70.1% ±4.7 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	267 ±228 · low precision	1.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	173 ±201 · low precision	1.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	958 ±342	5.9% ±2.1 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	162 ±161 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,053 ±485	6.5% ±3.0 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,231 ±631	13.8% ±3.9 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,355 ±675	76.3% ±4.2 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,846 ±676	23.7% ±4.2 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: 5,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,452 ±291	61.8% ±4.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	379 ±167	6.8% ±3.0 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	741 ±223	13.3% ±3.9 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	802 ±248	14.4% ±4.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	208 ±132 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,980 ±240	35.5% ±3.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,602 ±397	64.5% ±6.3 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	802 ±248	14.4% ±4.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,236 ±355	40.1% ±6.0 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	985 ±266	17.6% ±4.7 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	875 ±228	15.7% ±4.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	313 ±121	5.6% ±2.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	303 ±122	5.4% ±2.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	68 ±51 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 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: 16,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	14,989 ±348	92.5% ±2.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,212 ±345	7.5% ±2.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,483
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	13,339 ±606	86.2% ±3.7 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,304 ±439	8.4% ±2.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	99 ±85 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	262 ±206 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	12 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	53 ±69 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	172 ±150 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	153 ±146 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	89 ±74 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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: 10,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	707 ±272	6.6% ±2.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,593 ±471	24.2% ±4.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,055 ±484	28.5% ±4.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,207 ±295	11.3% ±2.7 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,026 ±356	18.9% ±3.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,118 ±276	10.4% ±2.5 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: 16,099
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	14,024 ±725	87.1% ±4.5 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,415 ±647	8.8% ±4.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	660 ±452 · low precision	4.1% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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

3.3% of Ripon residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.1% 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	Ripon	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.1% ±0.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.5% ±2.0 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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