CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lindsay

California · 8,338 residents · 2.91 sq mi

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Lindsay is home to 8,338 people in California. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median age is 27.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the California median by roughly 42%. 23.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $56,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

8,338

−19%vs 2000

vs 10,297 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.3

+8%vs 2000

vs 25.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.5%(878)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(876)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(668)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(713)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(646)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(1,423)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(1,038)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(547)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(538)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(547)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(74)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,773

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,305 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,753

+6%vs 2000

vs $8,230 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

−16.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.1% in 2000

44.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19%(1,956)

Black0.3%(31)

Hispanic / Latino78%(8,029)

Asian1%(104)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic45.7%(3,814)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino62.1%(5,178)

Asian2.8%(231)

Other51.5%(4,293)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican78.3%(9,903)

Central American3.8%(481)

Honduran2.1%(262)

Spaniard1.8%(232)

Salvadoran1.7%(219)

Puerto Rican1.5%(190)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(111)

Chinese0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German3%(376)

American2.5%(319)

English1.5%(188)

Irish0.4%(53)

Italian0.4%(53)

Swedish0.4%(49)

West Indian0.3%(32)

Haitian0.2%(26)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Honduran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.1%

+14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married42.6%(1,963)

Married50.3%(2,322)

Widowed0.4%(18)

Divorced6.7%(309)

Women 15+

Never married32.3%(1,527)

Married48%(2,270)

Widowed8.8%(414)

Divorced11%(519)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−17.8 ptssince 2013

from 28.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

61.7%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

29.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

68.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% 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)18.7%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.3%(68)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 150 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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