Tehachapi, California demographics

Tehachapi, CA demographics: median age 39.1; 15.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tehachapi city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0678092. The survey estimates a population of 11,946 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tehachapi is 39.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 3,610 households (±350). 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	39.1 ±2.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	2,364 ±436	19.8% ±3.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,872 ±411	24.0% ±3.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,106 ±560	42.7% ±4.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,604 ±329	13.4% ±2.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	7,397 ±390	61.9% ±3.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	4,549 ±393	38.1% ±3.3 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: 11,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	6,524 ±715	54.6% ±6.0 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	713 ±172	6.0% ±1.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	187 ±159 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	201 ±107 · low precision	1.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,190 ±709	18.3% ±5.9 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,123 ±488	17.8% ±4.1 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,443 ±689	62.3% ±5.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,503 ±686	37.7% ±5.7 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: 3,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,489 ±249	41.2% ±5.6 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	165 ±85 · low precision	4.6% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	455 ±189	12.6% ±5.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,334 ±341	37.0% ±8.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	167 ±95 · low precision	4.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,068 ±176	29.6% ±3.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,542 ±392	70.4% ±8.4 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,334 ±341	37.0% ±8.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,027 ±287	28.4% ±7.4 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	605 ±222	16.8% ±5.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	315 ±121	8.7% ±3.2 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	211 ±114 · low precision	5.8% ±3.1 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	82 ±54 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	36 ±37 · low precision	1.0% ±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: 11,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	10,341 ±454	86.6% ±3.8 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,605 ±449	13.4% ±3.8 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	8,300 ±649	72.2% ±5.5 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,709 ±560	23.6% ±4.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	111 ±119 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	155 ±221 · low precision	1.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	103 ±111 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	32 ±35 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	35 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	7 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	32 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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: 8,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,877 ±303	21.0% ±3.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,420 ±349	27.1% ±3.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,512 ±417	28.1% ±4.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	743 ±214	8.3% ±2.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	789 ±294	8.8% ±3.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	594 ±262	6.6% ±2.9 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: 11,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	10,470 ±363	87.9% ±3.0 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	827 ±287	6.9% ±2.4 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	540 ±187	4.5% ±1.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	68 ±88 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 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

7.3% of Tehachapi residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 90.3% 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	Tehachapi	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.3% ±3.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.3% ±3.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±1.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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