With 31,720 people, San Pablo is a city in California. The foreign-born share is 44%. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 12,088 people per square mile. The median age is 34.6, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,478, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Pablo
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share25.6% → 59.8%(+34.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share21.2% → 10.1%(−11.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.6% → 16.8%(+5.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
San Pablo's population equals 2.7% of Contra Costa County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% of the county's.
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)30.6%(144)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(77)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 470 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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Over time
San Pablo, decade by decade
San Pablo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,158
$61,151
$280,568
11.6%
92.5
2000
30,215
$67,736
$246,834
10.4%
89.2
2010
29,139
$63,113
$429,845
12.4%
78.2
2020
32,127
$73,715
$461,423
14.7%
72.6
2024
31,720
$79,478
$551,700
16.8%
74.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
