With 14,414 people, California City is a city in California. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 6,029 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. Getting to work takes 43 minutes on average. This skews young, with a median age of 33.5. That trails the California median by roughly 39%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,113, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about California City
What changed most since 1990
White share75.3% → 28.2%(−47.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population5,929 → 14,414(+143%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share9.5% → 39.6%(+30.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)38.6%(473)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(235)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.9%(440)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,226 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
California City, decade by decade
California City 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
5,929
$88,066
$202,086
11.5%
51.5
2000
8,385
$83,313
$146,825
12.1%
72.0
2010
14,120
$67,667
$250,887
11.1%
84.1
2020
14,973
$57,663
$195,381
12.6%
89.1
2024
14,414
$60,113
$278,000
12.5%
87.9
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.
