CITY · 1990 CENSUS

August

California · 6,376 residents · 1.26 sq mi

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With 6,376 people, August is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. That trails the California median by roughly 46%. 23.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $56,300. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% 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

6,376

−18%vs 2000

vs 7,808 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.8

+11%vs 2000

vs 28.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(599)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(578)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(317)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(415)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(507)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,143)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(792)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(676)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(522)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(477)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(322)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,172

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,222 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,271

−25%vs 2000

vs $11,037 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.4%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.0%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.1% in 2000

44.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.2%(2,745)

Black0.9%(71)

Hispanic / Latino56%(4,370)

Asian2.7%(207)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(5,063)

Black0.7%(43)

Hispanic / Latino30.9%(1,972)

Asian3.4%(219)

Other16.5%(1,051)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican79.6%(7,025)

Central American2.4%(210)

Nicaraguan0.9%(78)

Honduran0.8%(74)

Guatemalan0.7%(58)

Puerto Rican0.5%(42)

South American0.2%(19)

Colombian0.2%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(60)

Cambodian0.1%(10)

Pakistani0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(15)

Ancestry

English4.3%(380)

Italian2.9%(259)

Irish2.8%(251)

German1.1%(99)

Danish0.6%(51)

Scottish0.5%(48)

American0.4%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(23)

Norwegian0.2%(20)

Hungarian0.2%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Swiss0.1%(8)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

Ethiopian0.1%(7)

Swedish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

47.0%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married41.5%(1,314)

Married50.3%(1,593)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced8.2%(260)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(936)

Married56.8%(1,798)

Widowed5.6%(178)

Divorced8%(254)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.3%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 28.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

17.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

62.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

19.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% 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)19.2%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.5%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 182 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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