CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Home Gardens

California · 7,780 residents · 1.53 sq mi

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Home Gardens is a city of 7,780 people in California. This skews young, with a median age of 26.2. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 30 minutes. The typical home is worth $127,500.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,780

−18%vs 2000

vs 9,461 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 27.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(812)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(839)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(628)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(689)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.3%(722)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(1,508)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,014)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(710)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(483)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.1%(242)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.2%(95)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,127

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,535 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,269

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,181 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$127,500

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $128,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$533

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $699 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic24%(2,267)

Black3.1%(294)

Hispanic / Latino66.5%(6,293)

Asian4.4%(413)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(5,675)

Black1.6%(121)

Hispanic / Latino57.9%(4,502)

Asian3.5%(276)

Other22%(1,708)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.6%(6,363)

Central American6.2%(656)

Guatemalan3.8%(400)

Salvadoran1.9%(203)

Costa Rican0.5%(53)

South American0.4%(47)

Colombian0.4%(47)

Puerto Rican0.4%(39)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino6.7%(701)

Indonesian2.7%(288)

Pakistani1.3%(133)

Vietnamese0.6%(60)

Asian Indian0.5%(51)

Japanese0.5%(48)

Cambodian0.3%(28)

Chinese0.2%(18)

Korean0.2%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(29)

Ancestry

English2.9%(306)

German2.8%(289)

American2.4%(249)

Italian1.5%(159)

Irish1.4%(152)

Arab0.9%(99)

Egyptian0.7%(72)

Russian0.6%(59)

West Indian0.5%(53)

Canadian0.4%(43)

Lebanese0.3%(27)

Portuguese0.3%(27)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.2%(26)

Dutch0.2%(20)

Polish0.2%(19)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Norwegian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(14)

French0.1%(12)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Czech0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.0%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.4 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 22.3 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 married36.5%(1,581)

Married52%(2,251)

Widowed2%(88)

Divorced9.4%(408)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(1,362)

Married48.9%(2,065)

Widowed10.9%(460)

Divorced7.9%(333)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−17.0 ptssince 2013

from 28.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)26.8%(59)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.6%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 220 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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