Vista, California demographics

Vista, CA demographics: median age 35.9; 29.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vista city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0682996. The survey estimates a population of 99,114 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vista is 35.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 32,323 households (±818). 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	35.9 ±0.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 99,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	24,074 ±1,367	24.3% ±1.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	24,011 ±1,374	24.2% ±1.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	38,103 ±1,555	38.4% ±1.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	12,926 ±825	13.0% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 99,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	50,193 ±964	50.6% ±1.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	48,921 ±957	49.4% ±1.0 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: 99,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	40,767 ±1,922	41.1% ±1.9 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,809 ±594	2.8% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,500 ±458	1.5% ±0.5 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,711 ±951	5.8% ±1.0 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	874 ±427	0.9% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,696 ±1,733	13.8% ±1.7 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	33,757 ±2,410	34.1% ±2.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 99,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	50,181 ±1,730	50.6% ±1.7 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	48,933 ±1,737	49.4% ±1.8 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: 32,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	16,149 ±646	50.0% ±1.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,350 ±362	7.3% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,802 ±516	14.9% ±1.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,543 ±706	20.2% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,479 ±392	7.7% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 32,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	11,468 ±540	35.5% ±1.4 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,855 ±1,095	64.5% ±3.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 32,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,543 ±706	20.2% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,418 ±755	32.2% ±2.2 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	5,430 ±517	16.8% ±1.5 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,607 ±589	14.3% ±1.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,989 ±405	9.2% ±1.2 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,395 ±344	4.3% ±1.1 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	941 ±186	2.9% ±0.6 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: 99,114
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	76,770 ±1,107	77.5% ±1.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	22,344 ±1,090	22.5% ±1.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 93,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	55,844 ±1,905	60.0% ±2.0 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	31,745 ±1,860	34.1% ±2.0 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	423 ±341 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	188 ±120 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	273 ±177 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,024 ±458	1.1% ±0.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	105 ±99 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	562 ±267	0.6% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	514 ±346 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	780 ±278	0.8% ±0.3 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,092 ±362	1.2% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	58 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	404 ±237 · low precision	0.4% ±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: 65,414
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	11,239 ±988	17.2% ±1.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	14,909 ±871	22.8% ±1.3 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	14,795 ±1,107	22.6% ±1.6 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,316 ±642	8.1% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,343 ±976	18.9% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,812 ±767	10.4% ±1.2 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: 97,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	87,241 ±1,335	89.2% ±1.3 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,523 ±1,090	7.7% ±1.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,671 ±580	1.7% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,170 ±304	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	251 ±115	0.3% ±0.1 pp	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

11.1% of Vista residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.2% 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	Vista	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.1% ±0.9 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.2% ±0.3 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±0.7 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 Vista . 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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