CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Meiners Oaks

California · 3,329 residents · 2.44 sq mi

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With 3,329 people, Meiners Oaks is a city in California. The typical home is worth $223,200. That trails the California median by roughly 24%. Median rent is $590 a month. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 27 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

3,329

−11%vs 2000

vs 3,750 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.8%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(218)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(178)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(550)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(578)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(294)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(199)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(239)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(75)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,207

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,811 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,151

−39%vs 2000

vs $23,152 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$223,200

+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $224,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$590

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $819 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(2,718)

Black0.4%(16)

Hispanic / Latino23.1%(866)

Asian0.9%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93%(3,095)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(461)

Asian0.5%(17)

Other6.5%(217)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.4%(1,040)

South American1.3%(52)

Colombian1.3%(52)

Puerto Rican1.2%(48)

Asian origin

Vietnamese4.2%(165)

Korean0.7%(28)

Japanese0.4%(15)

Ancestry

German15.9%(624)

Irish14.1%(554)

English13.7%(540)

Scottish6.4%(251)

American3%(119)

Italian2.6%(103)

British1.5%(59)

Dutch1.5%(59)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(54)

Lithuanian1.3%(53)

Swedish1.3%(51)

French Canadian1.2%(46)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.8%(32)

Russian0.7%(28)

French0.5%(19)

Latvian0.5%(18)

Portuguese0.4%(16)

Canadian0.4%(15)

Austrian0.3%(11)

Norwegian0.2%(7)

Welsh0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.0 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married44.6%(745)

Married52.8%(881)

Widowed0.3%(5)

Divorced2.3%(38)

Women 15+

Never married21.6%(362)

Married53.9%(902)

Widowed7.5%(126)

Divorced17%(285)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−14.8 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

−13.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.6%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.9%

+11.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.2%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era77.9%(229)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 294 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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