CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Adelanto

California · 8,517 residents · 52.9 sq mi

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Adelanto is a city of 8,517 people in California. 30% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 25.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 9,613 fewer people here than in 2000. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the California median by roughly 47%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,517

−53%vs 2000

vs 18,130 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 26.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

52.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 513.9%(1,184)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(924)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(728)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(483)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.1%(858)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.7%(2,019)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.6%(814)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.7%(569)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(461)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.2%(270)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(199)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,835

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,594 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,867

−22%vs 2000

vs $10,053 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.6%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,800

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$419

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $474 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

30.3%

−33.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

69.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic36.5%(6,616)

Black12.7%(2,305)

Hispanic / Latino45.8%(8,299)

Asian1.5%(274)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.8%(6,034)

Black14%(1,191)

Hispanic / Latino18.1%(1,539)

Asian4.1%(350)

Other11.1%(942)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican55.9%(21,238)

Central American5.3%(2,023)

Salvadoran2.7%(1,024)

Guatemalan2.2%(834)

Puerto Rican0.7%(272)

Spaniard0.5%(177)

South American0.4%(143)

Honduran0.2%(70)

Nicaraguan0.2%(66)

Cuban0.1%(49)

Colombian0.1%(42)

Argentine0.1%(40)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(36)

Panamanian0.1%(29)

Ecuadorian0.1%(25)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(175)

Vietnamese0.4%(164)

Japanese0.2%(80)

Korean0.2%(66)

Cambodian0.2%(59)

Asian Indian0.1%(32)

Chinese0.1%(19)

Laotian0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(106)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(70)

Ancestry

Italian2.1%(811)

German2.1%(802)

American1.7%(636)

English1%(378)

Irish1%(373)

Subsaharan African0.6%(223)

French0.3%(111)

Scottish0.3%(102)

Polish0.2%(84)

Ukrainian0.1%(53)

Arab0.1%(47)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(40)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.1%(40)

West Indian0.1%(39)

Iranian0.1%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Haitian0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(27)

Welsh0.1%(25)

Dutch0.1%(21)

Finnish0%(14)

French Canadian0%(14)

Canadian0%(13)

Jamaican0%(11)

Moroccan0%(10)

Greek0%(9)

Australian0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

−31%vs 2000

vs 29.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.7%(7,055)

Married40%(5,564)

Widowed1.8%(252)

Divorced7.4%(1,036)

Women 15+

Never married43.9%(5,918)

Married40.3%(5,434)

Widowed7.1%(956)

Divorced8.8%(1,183)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.0%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.3%(306)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.1%(279)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.6%(224)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(49)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 843 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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