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Apple Valley

California · 75,247 residents (2025 est.) · 77.0 sq mi
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Apple Valley is home to 75,473 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The average commute runs 41 minutes. 21,234 more people live here than in 2000. Households here earn about 29% less than in California as a whole. There are 980 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
75,473
+39%since 2000
from 54,239 in 2000
75,247 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
980 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 887 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.5
+3%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
77.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
43K52K61K70K79K19902000201020202024Apple Valley
202475K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.4%(5,600)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(5,695)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.9%(5,988)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(5,416)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(4,401)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.8%(8,904)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.3%(9,318)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.1%(7,598)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(8,634)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(7,671)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.9%(4,470)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,778)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$69,882
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,421 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,329
+81%since 2000
from $17,830 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.8%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.441
−1%since 2010
from 0.443 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance10%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$407,400
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,444
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $573 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 70.0% in 2000
30.1% rent
Vacancy rate
2.4%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.98 people
−2%since 2009
from 3.04 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
31.9%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 42.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 60.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+2%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.7%(36,710)
Black7.6%(4,141)
Hispanic / Latino18.6%(10,067)
Asian2.2%(1,167)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic43.1%(32,527)
Black7.3%(5,540)
Hispanic / Latino40.2%(30,340)
Asian3.4%(2,556)
Other6%(4,510)
Diversity Score
80
+12%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican35.3%(26,607)
Central American2.6%(1,963)
Salvadoran1.5%(1,127)
Puerto Rican0.9%(647)
Guatemalan0.7%(491)
Spaniard0.2%(138)
Cuban0.2%(128)
Honduran0.1%(97)
Ecuadorian0.1%(96)
Panamanian0.1%(81)
Costa Rican0.1%(72)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(55)
Colombian0.1%(45)
Peruvian0.1%(40)
Dominican0%(28)
Argentine0%(20)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(908)
Japanese0.7%(512)
Filipino0.7%(506)
Korean0.3%(196)
Taiwanese0.2%(188)
Chinese0.1%(100)
Vietnamese0.1%(79)
Kazakh0%(26)
Thai0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(116)
Chamorro0.1%(92)
Tongan0%(20)
Fijian0%(12)
Ancestry
German9.1%(6,861)
English6.9%(5,189)
Irish6.6%(4,985)
American5.6%(4,232)
Italian3%(2,257)
Arab2.1%(1,554)
French1.9%(1,434)
Syrian1.6%(1,181)
Scottish1.3%(970)
Polish1%(727)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(632)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.7%(522)
Swedish0.6%(418)
Russian0.5%(404)
Danish0.4%(304)
Dutch0.4%(292)
Portuguese0.3%(258)
Canadian0.3%(208)
Hungarian0.3%(198)
British0.3%(195)
West Indian0.3%(193)
Welsh0.2%(140)
Jordanian0.2%(127)
Austrian0.1%(101)
Armenian0.1%(91)
Swiss0.1%(84)
Jamaican0.1%(71)
Romanian0.1%(61)
Greek0.1%(51)
Lebanese0.1%(47)
Haitian0.1%(44)
Ukrainian0%(35)
Nigerian0%(32)
Czech0%(30)
Kenyan0%(28)
Finnish0%(17)
Ghanaian0%(13)
Guyanese0%(12)
Iraqi0%(10)
Slovak0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 16.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.6%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
41.1 min
+70%since 2000
from 24.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 72.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.4%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.5%
−7.3 ptssince 2011
from 14.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 56.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 59.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
11.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 15.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.3%
−9.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 82.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 96.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
72.4%
−9.6 ptssince 2016
from 82.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
22.5%
+8.1 ptssince 2016
from 14.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.2%(9,272)
Married54.4%(15,208)
Widowed3.1%(858)
Divorced9.4%(2,626)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(8,817)
Married50.2%(15,169)
Widowed8.1%(2,461)
Divorced12.5%(3,779)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.3%
−9.8 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.3%
−3.3 ptssince 2020
from 45.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 8.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
37.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 35.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
51.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 54.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
54.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 51.3% 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)15.4%(722)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(875)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(1,806)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(387)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(81)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,692 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Apple Valley, California?

Apple Valley, California has about 75,473 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Apple Valley, California?

The typical household in Apple Valley, California earns about $69,882 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Apple Valley, California expensive?

In Apple Valley, California, the median home is worth about $407,400, and the typical rent is about $1,444 a month.

How educated are people in Apple Valley, California?

About 18.9% of adults age 25 and over in Apple Valley, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Apple Valley, California?

About 16.6% of people in Apple Valley, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Apple Valley, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Apple Valley, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 29,394 residents, a change of about 64 percent over that period.

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