CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Prunedale

California · 7,264 residents · 46.1 sq mi

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Prunedale is home to 7,264 people in California. Median home value sits at $230,000. There are 9,168 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median rent is $712 a month. Households take in $44,638 a year at the median, 48% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% 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

7,264

−56%vs 2000

vs 16,432 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.8

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

46.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(621)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(514)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(592)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(501)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(355)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(1,081)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423.5%(1,707)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(758)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(581)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(109)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,638

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,963 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,545

−32%vs 2000

vs $24,318 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$230,000

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $281,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$712

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $852 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68%(11,168)

Black1.2%(201)

Hispanic / Latino23%(3,781)

Asian3.3%(546)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(6,479)

Black1.3%(95)

Hispanic / Latino13.1%(953)

Asian3.3%(239)

Other6.2%(451)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican46.2%(9,106)

Central American1.4%(277)

Puerto Rican0.9%(179)

Salvadoran0.8%(149)

Guatemalan0.6%(127)

South American0.4%(86)

Ecuadorian0.3%(62)

Spaniard0.3%(57)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Peruvian0.1%(11)

Venezuelan0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino2.5%(488)

Japanese0.9%(173)

Chinese0.9%(169)

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Vietnamese0.1%(15)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.9%(186)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(43)

Tongan0.1%(24)

Fijian0.1%(17)

Ancestry

German8.2%(1,624)

English7%(1,381)

Irish5%(994)

Italian2.5%(495)

American2.2%(433)

Portuguese2.1%(422)

French1.6%(318)

Scottish1.3%(265)

Dutch0.5%(106)

Danish0.5%(103)

Swedish0.5%(93)

Norwegian0.5%(92)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(85)

Arab0.4%(72)

British0.4%(72)

Welsh0.3%(69)

Swiss0.3%(64)

Polish0.2%(38)

Serbian0.2%(38)

Subsaharan African0.2%(37)

Belgian0.2%(30)

Lebanese0.1%(22)

Brazilian0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(12)

Australian0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Palestinian0%(7)

French Canadian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married37.1%(2,876)

Married54.2%(4,208)

Widowed2%(153)

Divorced6.7%(520)

Women 15+

Never married33.7%(2,596)

Married51.6%(3,973)

Widowed7%(541)

Divorced7.7%(590)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.5%

+10.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.7%

−11.9 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

+10.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)1.6%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.8%(310)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.5%(79)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.4%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 546 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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