CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hollister

California · 19,212 residents · 7.96 sq mi

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Hollister is home to 19,212 people in California. Median home value sits at $179,400. There are 15,201 fewer people here than in 2000. The median age is 28.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,212

−44%vs 2000

vs 34,413 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 29.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(1,882)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(1,959)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,595)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,442)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,494)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(3,817)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,699)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(1,415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(1,230)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(985)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(562)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(132)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,857

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,104 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,415

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,857 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$179,400

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $262,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$546

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $769 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

44.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic38.5%(13,246)

Black1.1%(387)

Hispanic / Latino55.1%(18,949)

Asian2.6%(897)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64%(12,304)

Black0.5%(88)

Hispanic / Latino56.1%(10,776)

Asian2%(386)

Other33.5%(6,434)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican63.5%(27,836)

Spaniard2.1%(924)

Central American1.3%(572)

South American0.9%(387)

Salvadoran0.6%(262)

Peruvian0.4%(185)

Puerto Rican0.3%(144)

Costa Rican0.3%(123)

Guatemalan0.2%(107)

Venezuelan0.2%(104)

Cuban0.1%(47)

Dominican0.1%(40)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(40)

Colombian0.1%(30)

Chilean0.1%(29)

Honduran0.1%(26)

Ecuadorian0%(21)

Argentine0%(18)

Nicaraguan0%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino3.4%(1,483)

Asian Indian0.4%(193)

Chinese0.2%(88)

Vietnamese0.1%(55)

Japanese0.1%(54)

Korean0.1%(42)

Indonesian0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(208)

Fijian0.2%(77)

Chamorro0.2%(71)

Samoan0%(11)

Ancestry

German5.7%(2,510)

English5.6%(2,438)

Irish5.1%(2,254)

Italian5%(2,174)

American1.8%(782)

Portuguese1.1%(488)

Swedish1.1%(467)

Polish1%(433)

French0.9%(405)

Norwegian0.9%(404)

Scottish0.8%(357)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(355)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(202)

Russian0.2%(106)

French Canadian0.2%(87)

Swiss0.2%(80)

Arab0.2%(73)

Czech0.2%(69)

Subsaharan African0.1%(59)

Lebanese0.1%(47)

Hungarian0.1%(44)

British0.1%(34)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Nigerian0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(24)

Danish0%(21)

Armenian0%(16)

Finnish0%(16)

Kenyan0%(8)

Croatian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Ghanaian0%(3)

West Indian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.3%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

−32%vs 2000

vs 28.5 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 married39.9%(6,695)

Married51%(8,559)

Widowed2.1%(346)

Divorced7.1%(1,189)

Women 15+

Never married33.1%(5,671)

Married49.9%(8,548)

Widowed5.9%(1,004)

Divorced11.1%(1,903)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% 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)36.2%(413)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(196)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.4%(381)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,140 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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