Solvang, California demographics

Solvang, CA demographics: median age 54.2; 38.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Solvang city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0672576. The survey estimates a population of 6,034 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Solvang is 54.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 2,726 households (±266). 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	54.2 ±3.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,034
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	811 ±222	13.4% ±3.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	932 ±219	15.4% ±3.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,274 ±309	37.7% ±5.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,017 ±352	33.4% ±5.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,034
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	2,729 ±221	45.2% ±3.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	3,305 ±221	54.8% ±3.7 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: 6,034
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	3,923 ±383	65.0% ±6.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	161 ±135 · low precision	2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	118 ±124 · low precision	2.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	176 ±102 · low precision	2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	52 ±62 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	445 ±227 · low precision	7.4% ±3.8 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,159 ±331	19.2% ±5.5 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,034
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,502 ±338	74.6% ±5.6 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,532 ±335	25.4% ±5.6 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: 2,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,031 ±145	37.8% ±3.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	71 ±51 · low precision	2.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	324 ±107	11.9% ±3.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,027 ±311	37.7% ±10.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	273 ±109	10.0% ±3.9 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	424 ±100	15.6% ±3.3 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,302 ±323	84.4% ±8.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,027 ±311	37.7% ±10.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,039 ±182	38.1% ±5.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	202 ±87	7.4% ±3.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	259 ±86	9.5% ±3.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	144 ±76 · low precision	5.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	55 ±46 · low precision	2.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 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: 6,034
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	4,762 ±300	78.9% ±5.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,272 ±299	21.1% ±5.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,845
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	4,119 ±363	70.5% ±6.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,152 ±263	19.7% ±4.5 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	34 ±38 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	16 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	17 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	31 ±36 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	144 ±178 · low precision	2.5% ±3.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	47 ±53 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	66 ±64 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	184 ±260 · low precision	3.1% ±4.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	35 ±60 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 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: 4,715
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	415 ±148	8.8% ±3.1 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	800 ±206	17.0% ±4.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,226 ±287	26.0% ±5.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	473 ±137	10.0% ±2.9 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,171 ±269	24.8% ±5.5 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	630 ±163	13.4% ±3.4 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: 5,931
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	5,395 ±212	91.0% ±3.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	245 ±170 · low precision	4.1% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	183 ±105 · low precision	3.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	80 ±69 · low precision	1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	28 ±43 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 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

6.2% of Solvang residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.5% 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	Solvang	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.2% ±2.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.5% ±12.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±2.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

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 Solvang . 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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