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Davis

California · 66,110 residents (2025 est.) · 9.97 sq mi
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With 66,978 people, Davis is a city in California. This is an unusually credentialed place: 77% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 26.4. The typical home is worth $866,100, having more than tripled since 2000. Owners hold 44% of the housing stock. 69% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
77% 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
66,978
+11%since 2000
from 60,308 in 2000
66,110 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,717 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 6,204 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
26.4
+5%since 2000
from 25.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.97 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
44K51K57K64K71K19902000201020202024Davis
202467K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 52.8%(1,864)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.2%(2,785)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.9%(2,613)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 199.4%(6,296)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2426.9%(18,010)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(9,150)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 448.9%(5,934)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.6%(5,754)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 647.8%(5,207)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(5,379)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(2,647)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,339)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$90,045
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,454 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$51,329
+124%since 2000
from $22,937 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.4%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
26.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 24.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.527
+8%since 2010
from 0.486 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services2.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration1.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$866,100
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $233,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,187
+55%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $775 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
43.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2000
from 44.6% in 2000
56.5% rent
Vacancy rate
7.7%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.9%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
63.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 62.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
9.6
−2%since 2009
from 9.8 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
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.9%(39,714)
Black2.2%(1,354)
Hispanic / Latino9.6%(5,793)
Asian17.4%(10,514)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic49.9%(33,413)
Black2.2%(1,467)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(10,128)
Asian24.2%(16,223)
Other8.6%(5,747)
Diversity Score
83
+17%since 2009
from 71 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
Mexican9.9%(6,625)
Spaniard1%(692)
Salvadoran0.8%(533)
Cuban0.4%(272)
Chilean0.4%(246)
Colombian0.3%(226)
Puerto Rican0.3%(173)
Argentine0.3%(170)
Guatemalan0.2%(162)
Peruvian0.2%(116)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(67)
Nicaraguan0.1%(48)
Costa Rican0.1%(44)
Bolivian0.1%(38)
Asian origin
Chinese9.6%(6,436)
Filipino3.7%(2,454)
Asian Indian3.6%(2,441)
Korean1.8%(1,183)
Vietnamese1.5%(1,033)
Japanese1.3%(889)
Taiwanese0.5%(359)
Nepalese0.4%(283)
Pakistani0.2%(112)
Cambodian0.2%(102)
Hmong0.2%(101)
Indonesian0.1%(84)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(75)
Kazakh0.1%(64)
Bangladeshi0.1%(61)
Thai0.1%(38)
Laotian0%(6)
Mien0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.3%(219)
Tongan0.2%(121)
Chamorro0.1%(59)
Fijian0%(27)
Ancestry
English12.7%(8,478)
German11.8%(7,893)
Irish9.7%(6,467)
Italian4.8%(3,213)
French2.3%(1,522)
Scottish2.2%(1,502)
American2.1%(1,429)
Norwegian1.9%(1,304)
Polish1.7%(1,160)
Swedish1.3%(898)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(785)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.9%(627)
Dutch0.9%(623)
Portuguese0.8%(526)
Iranian0.8%(520)
Russian0.8%(515)
British0.7%(478)
Danish0.7%(456)
Arab0.7%(449)
Canadian0.5%(321)
Austrian0.5%(315)
Welsh0.4%(288)
Finnish0.4%(262)
Czech0.4%(260)
Ukrainian0.4%(258)
Brazilian0.3%(183)
Israeli0.3%(174)
Turkish0.2%(161)
Lebanese0.2%(159)
Croatian0.2%(157)
Hungarian0.2%(149)
Greek0.2%(125)
Belgian0.2%(110)
Armenian0.1%(80)
Lithuanian0.1%(75)
Romanian0.1%(73)
Slovene0.1%(72)
Latvian0.1%(57)
Serbian0.1%(56)
Nigerian0.1%(39)
Slovak0.1%(37)
Ghanaian0.1%(37)
West Indian0.1%(34)
Jamaican0%(29)
Egyptian0%(27)
Bulgarian0%(13)
Iraqi0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
76.8%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 68.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 96.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
44.5%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 36.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.3 min
+69%since 2000
from 13.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
49.7%
−9.6 ptssince 2009
from 59.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.1%
+18.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
11.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 63.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
26.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
61.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
52.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
19.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 17.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2012
from 5.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2017
from 91.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 98.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
69.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 70.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 9.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married56.6%(15,879)
Married38.5%(10,790)
Widowed1.2%(330)
Divorced3.8%(1,063)
Women 15+
Never married55.3%(17,497)
Married34.7%(10,989)
Widowed3.7%(1,178)
Divorced6.3%(1,990)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 8.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
84.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% 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)32.8%(556)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(310)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.7%(452)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(117)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(58)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,695 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 Davis, California?

Davis, California has about 66,978 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Davis, California?

The typical household in Davis, California earns about $90,045 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Davis, California expensive?

In Davis, California, the median home is worth about $866,100, and the typical rent is about $2,187 a month.

How educated are people in Davis, California?

About 76.8% of adults age 25 and over in Davis, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Davis, California?

About 26.5% of people in Davis, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Davis, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Davis, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 20,769 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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

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