CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Orcutt

California · 28,830 residents · 10.8 sq mi

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Orcutt is home to 28,830 people in California. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The median age is 40.4, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $171,800. Median rent is $868 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 35.2

Average education

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,830

+3%vs 2009

vs 28,109 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

40.4

−6%vs 2009

vs 42.9 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

10.8 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(1,591)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(2,163)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(2,529)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(2,205)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.6%(1,033)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.8%(2,528)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.5%(4,749)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.1%(4,072)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(2,847)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.6%(2,767)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.6%(1,916)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(430)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$53,251

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $67,263 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,373

−21%vs 2009

vs $29,429 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

4.6%

Unchangedvs 2009

vs 4.6% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$171,800

−51%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $439,200 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$868

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,451 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.2%

+2.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 81.2% in 2009

16.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic72.7%(20,435)

Black1.3%(355)

Hispanic / Latino19.7%(5,537)

Asian3.1%(885)

2000

White, non-Hispanic78%(22,479)

Black1.4%(390)

Hispanic / Latino14.4%(4,165)

Asian3%(878)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.1%(11,043)

Spaniard1%(312)

South American0.9%(295)

Colombian0.6%(204)

Puerto Rican0.6%(198)

Central American0.6%(191)

Salvadoran0.3%(98)

Argentine0.2%(60)

Cuban0.2%(54)

Guatemalan0.2%(48)

Nicaraguan0.1%(23)

Venezuelan0.1%(22)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(13)

Honduran0%(9)

Chilean0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(480)

Japanese0.5%(154)

Chinese0.3%(110)

Asian Indian0.2%(72)

Korean0.1%(44)

Vietnamese0.1%(44)

Taiwanese0.1%(39)

Hmong0.1%(17)

Thai0%(15)

Indonesian0%(11)

Kazakh0%(9)

Cambodian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(162)

Chamorro0.1%(17)

Ancestry

German11.6%(3,643)

English11.6%(3,638)

Irish11%(3,461)

Italian4.6%(1,462)

American2.4%(763)

Portuguese2.3%(723)

French2%(624)

Scottish1.4%(453)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(278)

Swedish0.9%(276)

Polish0.9%(272)

Norwegian0.8%(254)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(224)

Dutch0.7%(219)

British0.6%(174)

French Canadian0.5%(166)

Swiss0.5%(157)

Russian0.4%(126)

Subsaharan African0.4%(121)

Welsh0.3%(110)

Finnish0.3%(97)

Croatian0.3%(94)

Romanian0.3%(93)

Greek0.3%(86)

Slovak0.3%(84)

Arab0.3%(83)

Ukrainian0.2%(77)

Canadian0.2%(62)

Austrian0.2%(52)

Lebanese0.2%(51)

Iranian0.1%(42)

Hungarian0.1%(38)

Czech0.1%(37)

Armenian0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0%(12)

Slovene0%(11)

Belgian0%(10)

Turkish0%(10)

Bulgarian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 27.4% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

89.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 91.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

10.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 9.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23%(2,471)

Married65.7%(7,048)

Widowed2.8%(299)

Divorced8.5%(917)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(2,086)

Married61.9%(7,273)

Widowed11.2%(1,321)

Divorced9.2%(1,078)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% 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)18.4%(391)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(655)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.2%(662)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,120 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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