Beale AFB is home to 1,344 people in California. This skews young, with a median age of 23.6. 1% of homes are owner-occupied. People stay put here: 49% were in the same home a year ago. There are 3,771 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $2,758 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,061, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
1% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Beale AFB
What changed most since 2000
Population5,115 → 1,344(−74%)US over the same years: +19%
Poverty rate6.7% → 0.0%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Black share10.2% → 16.2%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 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)83.8%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.8%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 80 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
Beale AFB, decade by decade
Beale AFB 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
2000
5,115
$61,834
$236,815
21.9%
65.3
2010
1,319
$66,276
–
20.8%
63.3
2020
1,303
$63,214
–
37.2%
75.4
2024
1,344
$70,061
–
31.0%
80.7
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.
