CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Point Arena

California · 440 residents · 1.37 sq mi

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Point Arena is a city of 440 people in California. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 41% less than in California as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 29.7. The median household earns $21,250, about 29% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

440

−7%vs 2000

vs 474 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024789

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(18)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.9%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.5%(108)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(62)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(38)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,250

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,107

−12%vs 2000

vs $12,591 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,800

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$406

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $584 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

36.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

63.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.5%(315)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino28.5%(135)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(392)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino23%(101)

Asian0%(0)

Other10.9%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican58.4%(461)

South American0.6%(5)

Colombian0.6%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.3%(10)

Ancestry

American2.2%(17)

German2%(16)

Welsh2%(16)

Russian1.8%(14)

Irish1.4%(11)

Italian1.4%(11)

Scottish1.4%(11)

Canadian0.9%(7)

French0.9%(7)

Dutch0.8%(6)

English0.8%(6)

Croatian0.4%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.4%(3)

Danish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Welsh population · Largest Russian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.7%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married35.2%(100)

Married51.4%(146)

Widowed3.2%(9)

Divorced10.2%(29)

Women 15+

Never married37.4%(125)

Married50.9%(170)

Widowed3%(10)

Divorced8.7%(29)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.3%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.1%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% 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)40.4%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War34.6%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 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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