Santa Fe Springs, California demographics

Santa Fe Springs, CA demographics: median age 39.2; 23.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Santa Fe Springs city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0669154. The survey estimates a population of 18,871 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Santa Fe Springs is 39.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 5,716 households (±305). 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	39.2 ±1.6	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,846 ±518	20.4% ±2.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,511 ±574	23.9% ±3.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,293 ±603	38.6% ±3.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,221 ±456	17.1% ±2.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	9,278 ±460	49.2% ±2.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	9,593 ±465	50.8% ±2.5 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: 18,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	3,499 ±584	18.5% ±3.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	533 ±288 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	510 ±337 · low precision	2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,392 ±464	7.4% ±2.5 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	449 ±441 · low precision	2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,777 ±996	41.2% ±5.3 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,711 ±910	25.0% ±4.8 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,021 ±665	21.3% ±3.5 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,850 ±669	78.7% ±3.5 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: 5,716
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,732 ±312	47.8% ±4.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	463 ±182	8.1% ±3.2 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,036 ±216	18.1% ±3.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,152 ±286	20.2% ±4.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	333 ±146	5.8% ±2.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,716
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,828 ±192	32.0% ±2.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,888 ±377	68.0% ±5.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,716
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,152 ±286	20.2% ±4.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,463 ±287	25.6% ±4.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,063 ±212	18.6% ±3.6 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	878 ±197	15.4% ±3.3 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	520 ±178	9.1% ±3.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	383 ±130	6.7% ±2.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	257 ±93	4.5% ±1.6 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: 18,871
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	14,294 ±684	75.7% ±3.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,577 ±677	24.3% ±3.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	7,928 ±900	44.8% ±5.0 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	8,302 ±784	46.9% ±4.4 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	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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	50 ±74 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	283 ±211 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	85 ±91 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	121 ±131 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	247 ±139 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	441 ±375 · low precision	2.5% ±2.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	144 ±138 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	104 ±127 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 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: 13,317
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,063 ±520	23.0% ±3.8 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,272 ±417	24.6% ±3.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,535 ±362	19.0% ±2.6 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,388 ±315	10.4% ±2.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,239 ±409	16.8% ±3.0 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	820 ±213	6.2% ±1.6 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: 18,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	17,433 ±439	93.2% ±2.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	976 ±398	5.2% ±2.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	179 ±110 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	36 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	79 ±86 · low precision	0.4% ±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

5.5% of Santa Fe Springs residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 94.9% 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	Santa Fe Springs	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.5% ±1.6 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.9% ±7.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.4 pp	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 Santa Fe Springs . 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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