CITY · 1990 CENSUS

San Pablo

California · 25,158 residents · 2.62 sq mi

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San Pablo is a city of 25,158 people in California. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 29% less than in California as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. 19.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

25,158

−17%vs 2000

vs 30,215 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

+1%vs 2000

vs 29.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510%(2,511)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,207)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,995)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(1,895)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(5,056)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(3,665)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(2,038)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(1,583)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(1,485)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(932)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(241)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,479

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,184 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,505

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,303 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$116,900

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$564

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $687 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.1% in 2000

52.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic16.2%(4,886)

Black17.9%(5,403)

Hispanic / Latino44.6%(13,490)

Asian16.2%(4,890)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic49.5%(12,453)

Black21.3%(5,368)

Hispanic / Latino25.6%(6,434)

Asian17.2%(4,323)

Other12%(3,014)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican38.1%(12,071)

Central American15.4%(4,893)

Salvadoran7%(2,226)

South American3.7%(1,185)

Guatemalan3.2%(1,003)

Honduran2.6%(828)

Nicaraguan2.5%(780)

Peruvian1.9%(607)

Colombian1%(331)

Chilean0.3%(101)

Spaniard0.3%(101)

Venezuelan0.3%(92)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Puerto Rican0.3%(83)

Costa Rican0.2%(56)

Ecuadorian0.2%(54)

Dominican0%(11)

Cuban0%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino6.1%(1,924)

Chinese2.8%(875)

Kazakh1.7%(555)

Vietnamese1.2%(365)

Mien0.7%(208)

Asian Indian0.6%(181)

Korean0.4%(135)

Nepalese0.2%(67)

Thai0.2%(55)

Pakistani0.2%(53)

Cambodian0.1%(45)

Malaysian0.1%(33)

+ 2 more asian origin groups with data

Japanese0.1%(29)

Laotian0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(33)

Ancestry

English2.8%(876)

German1.6%(513)

Italian1.5%(480)

American1.3%(412)

Arab1%(308)

Irish1%(306)

Portuguese0.9%(279)

Subsaharan African0.8%(238)

Brazilian0.7%(212)

French0.6%(183)

Polish0.4%(132)

West Indian0.3%(92)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(87)

Greek0.2%(68)

Jamaican0.2%(63)

Lebanese0.2%(62)

Ukrainian0.1%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(39)

Swedish0.1%(38)

Norwegian0.1%(30)

British0.1%(25)

Dutch0.1%(25)

Iranian0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Hungarian0%(15)

Scottish0%(13)

Armenian0%(11)

Croatian0%(11)

Romanian0%(11)

Nigerian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Filipino population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.8%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 25.7 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 married46.1%(5,798)

Married46%(5,790)

Widowed1.6%(207)

Divorced6.3%(792)

Women 15+

Never married40.2%(5,051)

Married44.2%(5,550)

Widowed6.4%(806)

Divorced9.2%(1,150)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−17.1 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% 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)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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