Aromas is a city of 3,245 people in California. The typical home is worth $863,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 50% more than in California as a whole. Median household income runs $148,438, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income. Median rent is $2,638 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $148,438, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aromas
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share23.6% → 42.6%(+19.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share73.9% → 50.2%(−23.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)44%(66)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)68%(102)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era9.3%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 150 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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Over time
Aromas, decade by decade
Aromas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,305
$115,158
$549,376
22.7%
49.7
2000
2,797
$125,958
$547,043
29.0%
57.0
2010
2,650
$123,050
$1,032,462
33.3%
65.7
2020
2,708
$159,599
$914,483
23.6%
72.8
2024
3,245
$148,438
$863,500
42.4%
70.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
