CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blythe

California · 8,620 residents · 26.5 sq mi

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With 8,620 people, Blythe is a city in California. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 36% less than in California as a whole. The median age is 28.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 3,535 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

8,620

−29%vs 2000

vs 12,155 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 30.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(844)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.4%(893)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(869)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(613)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(564)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(1,437)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(1,284)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(681)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(668)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(435)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(326)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,847

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,324 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,443

−21%vs 2000

vs $14,424 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$393

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $501 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.9%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.9% in 2000

53.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42%(5,105)

Black8%(972)

Hispanic / Latino45.8%(5,571)

Asian1.3%(157)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.8%(4,984)

Black10.3%(888)

Hispanic / Latino43.7%(3,771)

Asian0.5%(39)

Other31.4%(2,709)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican52.9%(9,195)

Central American3%(520)

Salvadoran1.8%(318)

Spaniard1%(181)

Guatemalan0.9%(161)

Puerto Rican0.3%(51)

South American0.2%(41)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Ecuadorian0.1%(10)

Costa Rican0%(8)

Panamanian0%(8)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0%(8)

Cuban0%(6)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

Uruguayan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(104)

Asian Indian0.6%(98)

Cambodian0.2%(37)

Korean0.1%(17)

Thai0.1%(16)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Hmong0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(25)

Guamanian0.1%(25)

Samoan0.1%(24)

Tongan0%(7)

Ancestry

German6.5%(1,124)

Irish4.6%(801)

English4.3%(754)

American3%(526)

Subsaharan African2.9%(497)

Italian2.2%(386)

Polish1.4%(252)

French1.2%(216)

Scottish0.8%(135)

Norwegian0.6%(110)

Swedish0.5%(82)

Portuguese0.5%(81)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.4%(71)

Dutch0.4%(71)

West Indian0.3%(58)

Russian0.3%(51)

Danish0.3%(46)

Welsh0.2%(43)

Jamaican0.2%(37)

Arab0.2%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

Armenian0.2%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(20)

Ghanaian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

Canadian0%(8)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Palestinian0%(7)

Greek0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

British0%(6)

Finnish0%(6)

Jordanian0%(5)

Belgian0%(5)

French Canadian0%(5)

Czech0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.4%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.0 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 10.7 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 married51.5%(5,234)

Married33.7%(3,427)

Widowed2.8%(281)

Divorced12%(1,224)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(1,733)

Married44%(1,968)

Widowed10.1%(452)

Divorced7.2%(321)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% 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)31.2%(210)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(168)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.6%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 674 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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