CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Biggs

California · 1,581 residents · 0.90 sq mi

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Biggs is home to 1,581 people in California. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 39% less than in California as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $57,700. The median household earns $21,694, about 28% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,581

−12%vs 2000

vs 1,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

+5%vs 2000

vs 30.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(134)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(180)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(140)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(136)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(70)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(230)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(155)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(106)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(122)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(76)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,694

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,526

−31%vs 2000

vs $12,386 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,700

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $488 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.7%(1,214)

Black0.4%(8)

Hispanic / Latino27.6%(494)

Asian0.8%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(1,364)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino15.8%(250)

Asian0.4%(7)

Other13.3%(210)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.5%(520)

Central American2.5%(58)

Puerto Rican1.7%(40)

Guatemalan0.9%(20)

Nicaraguan0.8%(19)

Panamanian0.8%(19)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian2.9%(68)

Ancestry

English11.4%(263)

American8.2%(189)

German7.1%(163)

Irish5.5%(128)

Italian3.4%(79)

Czech2.9%(68)

Norwegian2.3%(52)

Dutch2%(45)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(42)

Welsh1.8%(42)

Polish1.5%(35)

Russian1.3%(30)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1%(23)

Finnish0.6%(13)

French Canadian0.5%(11)

Romanian0.5%(11)

Portuguese0.4%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.7%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married46.9%(479)

Married39.8%(406)

Widowed2.8%(29)

Divorced10.5%(107)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(236)

Married44.8%(335)

Widowed8.2%(61)

Divorced15.4%(115)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

+15.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.4%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% 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)38.2%(50)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.3%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 131 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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