Solana Beach, California demographics

Solana Beach, CA demographics: median age 50.1; 72.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Solana Beach city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0672506. The survey estimates a population of 12,823 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Solana Beach is 50.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.0 years. There are 5,682 households (±365). 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	50.1 ±4.0	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,823
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	2,341 ±393	18.3% ±3.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,705 ±362	13.3% ±2.8 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,359 ±556	41.8% ±4.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,418 ±391	26.7% ±3.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,823
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,342 ±318	49.5% ±2.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,481 ±317	50.5% ±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: 12,823
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	9,922 ±841	77.4% ±6.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	112 ±80 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	21 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	639 ±212	5.0% ±1.7 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	279 ±166 · low precision	2.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,845 ±825	14.4% ±6.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,823
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,030 ±495	86.0% ±3.9 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,793 ±499	14.0% ±3.9 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: 5,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,889 ±316	50.8% ±4.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	138 ±78 · low precision	2.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	359 ±150	6.3% ±2.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,872 ±386	32.9% ±6.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	424 ±142	7.5% ±2.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,172 ±177	20.6% ±2.8 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,510 ±489	79.4% ±6.9 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,872 ±386	32.9% ±6.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,324 ±328	40.9% ±5.1 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	619 ±160	10.9% ±2.7 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	593 ±158	10.4% ±2.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	95 ±53 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	138 ±137 · low precision	2.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	41 ±38 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 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: 12,823
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	11,480 ±299	89.5% ±2.3 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,343 ±296	10.5% ±2.3 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,322
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	10,213 ±483	82.9% ±3.7 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,407 ±428	11.4% ±3.5 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	52 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	101 ±68 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	53 ±49 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	161 ±96 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	108 ±132 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	94 ±74 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	21 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	70 ±52 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	32 ±53 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 9,677
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	241 ±139 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	837 ±234	8.6% ±2.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,122 ±298	11.6% ±3.0 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	481 ±227	5.0% ±2.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,148 ±406	42.9% ±3.5 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,848 ±357	29.4% ±3.3 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: 12,730
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,411 ±381	89.6% ±3.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	957 ±336	7.5% ±2.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	76 ±66 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	239 ±129 · low precision	1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	47 ±52 · low precision	0.4% ±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

3.1% of Solana Beach residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 96.6% 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	Solana Beach	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.6% ±2.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±1.2 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 Solana Beach . 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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