CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Delano

California · 22,762 residents · 14.7 sq mi

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Delano is home to 22,762 people in California. This skews young, with a median age of 27.4. The population has fallen 41% since 2000. Households here earn about 41% less than in California as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The poverty rate is 23.7%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

22,762

−41%vs 2000

vs 38,824 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 27.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202452K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(2,336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(2,125)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(2,158)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(1,960)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(1,807)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(3,750)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(2,683)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,982)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(1,596)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(1,460)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(743)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(162)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,054

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,143 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,491

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,068 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,600

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

46.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic9.2%(3,556)

Black5.1%(1,997)

Hispanic / Latino68.5%(26,584)

Asian15.2%(5,902)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic24.4%(5,561)

Black2.3%(516)

Hispanic / Latino62.4%(14,213)

Asian21.8%(4,970)

Other51.5%(11,715)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican72.2%(37,326)

Central American0.8%(430)

Puerto Rican0.8%(401)

Guatemalan0.5%(247)

Salvadoran0.3%(171)

South American0%(22)

Chilean0%(22)

Spaniard0%(18)

Honduran0%(12)

Cuban0%(11)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino11.9%(6,141)

Asian Indian0.3%(180)

Vietnamese0.3%(146)

Chinese0.2%(120)

Laotian0.1%(29)

Korean0%(22)

Thai0%(13)

Cambodian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(120)

Samoan0.1%(40)

Chamorro0%(14)

Tongan0%(2)

Ancestry

American0.8%(437)

English0.7%(368)

Irish0.5%(271)

German0.4%(202)

Italian0.2%(124)

Scottish0.1%(69)

Croatian0.1%(48)

Polish0.1%(47)

Australian0.1%(31)

West Indian0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0%(23)

Portuguese0%(22)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0%(20)

French0%(20)

Greek0%(19)

Swedish0%(15)

Ethiopian0%(11)

Dutch0%(10)

Brazilian0%(8)

Haitian0%(7)

Welsh0%(3)

Jamaican0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Filipino population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

41.9%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 16.7 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 married49.5%(12,256)

Married41.9%(10,386)

Widowed1.4%(340)

Divorced7.2%(1,787)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(6,329)

Married50.8%(8,881)

Widowed7.3%(1,279)

Divorced5.7%(989)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−17.8 ptssince 2013

from 27.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

53.2%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.7%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% 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)45.4%(282)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(101)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(181)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 621 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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