Los Banos is a city of 47,593 people in California. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 21,724 people. Getting to work takes 55 minutes on average. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 30.3. There are 4,761 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,171, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Los Banos
What changed most since 1990
Population14,519 → 47,593(+228%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share35.3% → 73.4%(+38.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share59.5% → 19.5%(−40.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)24%(221)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(219)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(325)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(68)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 921 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
Los Banos, decade by decade
Los Banos 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
14,519
$59,159
$264,248
12.1%
65.1
2000
25,869
$79,588
$251,753
9.9%
73.0
2010
35,972
$78,222
$358,060
9.3%
63.3
2020
45,532
$78,258
$382,398
9.9%
52.7
2024
47,593
$68,171
$440,900
12.5%
52.6
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.
