Firebaugh is a city of 8,392 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. 44% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 36.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 31.4. Households here earn about 52% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,734, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Firebaugh
What changed most since 1990
Population4,429 → 8,392(+89%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share80.3% → 95.8%(+15.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate31.9% → 36.6%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)14%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era86%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 50 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
Firebaugh, decade by decade
Firebaugh 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
4,429
$51,949
$165,845
3.8%
40.6
2000
5,743
$57,442
$147,554
3.5%
28.0
2010
7,549
$43,157
$245,276
4.8%
20.3
2020
8,096
$44,132
$216,713
6.3%
17.6
2024
8,392
$47,734
$242,400
4.8%
10.2
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.
