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Cypress

California · 48,781 residents (2025 est.) · 6.61 sq mi
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The short version

With 49,498 people, Cypress is a city in California. The typical home is worth $913,900, having more than tripled since 2000. 32% of locals were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. Renters pay $2,483 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
49,498
+7%since 2000
from 46,229 in 2000
48,781 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
7,484 / sq mi
+6%since 2009
from 7,083 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.4
+13%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.61 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
42K44K46K49K51K19902000201020202024Cypress
202449K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(2,946)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(2,621)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(3,435)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(3,257)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(2,664)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412%(5,926)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(6,406)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.7%(7,293)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(6,652)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.4%(5,146)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(2,321)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(831)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$130,215
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $64,377 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,859
+101%since 2000
from $25,798 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
71.5%
+17.9 ptssince 2009
from 53.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
6.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.419
+13%since 2010
from 0.371 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing4.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Wholesale trade4%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$913,900
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $246,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,483
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $922 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 69.4% in 2000
31.9% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.02 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.01 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.1%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.0
−6%since 2009
from 7.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic57.1%(26,400)
Black2.7%(1,251)
Hispanic / Latino15.7%(7,235)
Asian20.7%(9,564)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic31.5%(15,588)
Black2.9%(1,460)
Hispanic / Latino21.5%(10,634)
Asian38.1%(18,867)
Other6%(2,949)
Diversity Score
88
+8%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican14.3%(7,098)
Central American2.7%(1,360)
Salvadoran1.7%(853)
Spaniard0.6%(278)
Puerto Rican0.5%(251)
Colombian0.5%(235)
Peruvian0.4%(222)
Guatemalan0.4%(198)
Nicaraguan0.4%(181)
Cuban0.3%(142)
Ecuadorian0.3%(132)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.2%(92)
Honduran0.2%(78)
Costa Rican0.1%(50)
Chilean0%(24)
Bolivian0%(23)
Asian origin
Korean12.5%(6,172)
Asian Indian6.9%(3,413)
Filipino5.9%(2,923)
Chinese4.1%(2,035)
Vietnamese3.5%(1,708)
Japanese1.8%(901)
Taiwanese1.3%(665)
Cambodian0.4%(189)
Pakistani0.2%(92)
Sri Lankan0.2%(88)
Laotian0.1%(57)
Thai0.1%(57)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(16)
Burmese0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(54)
Chamorro0.1%(40)
Fijian0%(18)
Ancestry
German7.6%(3,758)
English7.1%(3,523)
Irish5.1%(2,529)
American3.6%(1,804)
Italian2.6%(1,310)
Arab1.9%(938)
French1.3%(666)
Dutch1.3%(663)
Polish1.2%(595)
Scottish1.1%(550)
Swedish1%(499)
Lebanese0.9%(429)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(373)
Norwegian0.6%(293)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(292)
British0.5%(251)
Greek0.3%(168)
Belgian0.3%(164)
Syrian0.3%(163)
Palestinian0.3%(147)
West Indian0.3%(142)
Jamaican0.3%(142)
Hungarian0.3%(131)
Canadian0.2%(119)
Welsh0.2%(119)
Egyptian0.2%(118)
Ukrainian0.2%(112)
Iranian0.2%(102)
Portuguese0.2%(91)
Ethiopian0.1%(67)
Turkish0.1%(63)
Swiss0.1%(52)
Finnish0.1%(51)
Austrian0.1%(42)
Nigerian0.1%(42)
Croatian0.1%(31)
Slovak0.1%(29)
Guyanese0.1%(27)
Czech0%(24)
Brazilian0%(19)
Latvian0%(15)
Serbian0%(13)
Iraqi0%(12)
Armenian0%(11)
Danish0%(7)
Kenyan0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.7%
+19.5 ptssince 2000
from 31.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 89.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.9%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.9 min
+36%since 2000
from 21.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−14.4 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.2%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 65.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.3%
+6.3 ptssince 2020
from 71.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
54.7%
+13.2 ptssince 2009
from 41.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
52.3%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
32.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.3%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 9.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.0%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2017
from 88.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
56.7%
−3.9 ptssince 2016
from 60.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 10.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.5%(6,470)
Married59.6%(11,491)
Widowed1.5%(285)
Divorced5.4%(1,042)
Women 15+
Never married31.4%(6,650)
Married53%(11,236)
Widowed6.2%(1,310)
Divorced9.5%(2,012)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.0%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 14.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 76.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 29.6% 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)23.9%(443)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(223)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(858)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(106)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(9)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,856 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cypress, California?

Cypress, California has about 49,498 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cypress, California?

The typical household in Cypress, California earns about $130,215 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cypress, California expensive?

In Cypress, California, the median home is worth about $913,900, and the typical rent is about $2,483 a month.

How educated are people in Cypress, California?

About 50.7% of adults age 25 and over in Cypress, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cypress, California?

About 6.6% of people in Cypress, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cypress, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Cypress, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,843 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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