CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chowchilla

California · 5,930 residents · 11.1 sq mi

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Chowchilla is home to 5,930 people in California. There are 5,197 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 41% less than in California as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $61,800. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

5,930

−47%vs 2000

vs 11,127 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(498)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(447)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(408)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(865)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(743)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(510)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(532)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(338)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(138)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,261

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,729 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,240

−14%vs 2000

vs $11,927 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$401

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $545 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.3%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.0% in 2000

42.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.1%(6,129)

Black9.8%(1,087)

Hispanic / Latino28.2%(3,138)

Asian1.3%(141)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(5,173)

Black0.9%(54)

Hispanic / Latino14.3%(848)

Asian1.4%(82)

Other10.5%(621)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican46.6%(8,868)

Central American0.8%(159)

Salvadoran0.6%(105)

Puerto Rican0.4%(70)

South American0.4%(67)

Guatemalan0.2%(37)

Colombian0.2%(29)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Cuban0.1%(24)

Ecuadorian0.1%(19)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Peruvian0.1%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Uruguayan0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(399)

Asian Indian1.7%(317)

Chinese0.6%(111)

Vietnamese0.4%(79)

Thai0.1%(16)

Laotian0%(7)

Hmong0%(6)

Japanese0%(4)

Cambodian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.3%(53)

Samoan0.2%(32)

Tongan0.1%(13)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Guamanian0%(9)

Ancestry

Irish6.3%(1,196)

German4.7%(898)

English4%(757)

Italian3.7%(698)

American2.4%(453)

Portuguese1.6%(301)

Dutch1.3%(238)

Scottish1.2%(230)

French1%(181)

Subsaharan African0.6%(119)

Polish0.5%(99)

Arab0.4%(75)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.3%(56)

Swedish0.3%(56)

West Indian0.3%(48)

Russian0.2%(47)

Brazilian0.2%(45)

Norwegian0.2%(45)

Canadian0.2%(38)

Welsh0.2%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(34)

Greek0.1%(16)

Palestinian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Haitian0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

Swiss0%(9)

Austrian0%(8)

Nigerian0%(7)

Belgian0%(5)

Czech0%(5)

Danish0%(5)

Turkish0%(5)

Iranian0%(4)

Ethiopian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.7%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married43.4%(3,187)

Married33.2%(2,438)

Widowed3.6%(264)

Divorced19.7%(1,449)

Women 15+

Never married50.5%(3,901)

Married30.9%(2,387)

Widowed5.4%(416)

Divorced13.2%(1,020)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

47.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% 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)26%(141)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(149)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.2%(61)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 543 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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