CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pinole

California · 17,460 residents · 5.10 sq mi

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Pinole is home to 17,460 people in California. The typical home is worth $192,400. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median rent is $744 a month. The median household earns $45,820, about 52% above the national median. The poverty rate is 3.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

17,460

−8%vs 2000

vs 19,039 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,141)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,424)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,096)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(927)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(2,952)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.3%(3,018)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(2,237)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,815)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(1,214)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(470)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,820

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,256 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,000

−28%vs 2000

vs $25,170 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$192,400

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $221,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$744

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $855 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.4%(9,219)

Black10.9%(2,079)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(2,618)

Asian21.5%(4,092)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71%(12,390)

Black7.1%(1,234)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(1,735)

Asian17.7%(3,089)

Other4.3%(747)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.9%(3,175)

Central American6.3%(1,179)

Salvadoran4.4%(826)

South American1.6%(294)

Peruvian1.3%(237)

Guatemalan1%(179)

Nicaraguan0.8%(155)

Puerto Rican0.8%(149)

Cuban0.5%(87)

Spaniard0.3%(56)

Colombian0.2%(31)

Chilean0.1%(26)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Costa Rican0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino11%(2,061)

Chinese5.2%(967)

Vietnamese2.9%(535)

Nepalese1.4%(255)

Pakistani1.4%(255)

Asian Indian1.3%(245)

Mien1.3%(235)

Cambodian1%(189)

Laotian0.7%(124)

Japanese0.5%(98)

Korean0.3%(63)

Taiwanese0.3%(60)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Thai0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(101)

Samoan0.1%(10)

Tongan0%(9)

Fijian0%(9)

Ancestry

German5.9%(1,110)

Irish5.6%(1,043)

English5.3%(996)

Italian4.2%(783)

Arab2%(382)

Scottish2%(367)

American1.9%(359)

Portuguese1%(195)

Subsaharan African0.9%(163)

Dutch0.9%(161)

Polish0.9%(161)

Norwegian0.6%(113)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.6%(109)

Iranian0.6%(106)

Nigerian0.5%(97)

French0.5%(89)

Greek0.4%(82)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(79)

Swedish0.4%(77)

British0.3%(60)

Russian0.3%(54)

Czech0.3%(52)

Austrian0.2%(39)

Danish0.2%(38)

Slovak0.2%(37)

Welsh0.2%(37)

Brazilian0.2%(35)

West Indian0.2%(35)

Jamaican0.2%(35)

Armenian0.2%(29)

Swiss0.2%(29)

Guyanese0.1%(26)

Israeli0.1%(15)

Australian0.1%(13)

Egyptian0.1%(11)

Palestinian0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Filipino population · Largest Central American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.4%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.9 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 26.9 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 married35.7%(2,876)

Married53.6%(4,315)

Widowed3.8%(303)

Divorced6.9%(558)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(2,475)

Married49.6%(4,176)

Widowed11.1%(932)

Divorced9.9%(836)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% 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)27.2%(201)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(305)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(43)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 739 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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