CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sand City

California · 200 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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With 200 people, Sand City is a city in California. 19% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 53%. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 28.6. The median household earns $16,875, about 44% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 71%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

200

−23%vs 2000

vs 261 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.6

−24%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024404

Age distribution, 1990

Under 513.5%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(8)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143%(6)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(9)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3429%(58)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448%(16)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415%(30)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.5%(7)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.5%(5)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(7)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,875

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,487

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,455 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

−17.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,500

−71%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$504

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $775 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

18.6%

−17.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.3% in 2000

81.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.3%(160)

Black5%(13)

Hispanic / Latino27.6%(72)

Asian1.5%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(153)

Black7%(14)

Hispanic / Latino33.5%(67)

Asian0%(0)

Other16.5%(33)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican42.1%(170)

Central American2.7%(11)

Honduran2.7%(11)

South American1.2%(5)

Ecuadorian0.7%(3)

Argentine0.5%(2)

Spaniard0.5%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino3%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(3)

Ancestry

German9.9%(40)

English4.7%(19)

Irish4.7%(19)

Italian4.2%(17)

French2.5%(10)

Czech1.5%(6)

Swedish1.2%(5)

West Indian1.2%(5)

Jamaican1.2%(5)

Danish1%(4)

Portuguese1%(4)

Scottish1%(4)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

American0.7%(3)

Austrian0.7%(3)

Canadian0.7%(3)

Dutch0.7%(3)

Norwegian0.7%(3)

Polish0.7%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(3)

Arab0.5%(2)

Lebanese0.5%(2)

British0.5%(2)

Iranian0.5%(2)

Swiss0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(1)

Russian0.2%(1)

Ukrainian0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married36.9%(62)

Married37.5%(63)

Widowed7.1%(12)

Divorced18.5%(31)

Women 15+

Never married39.1%(52)

Married42.9%(57)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced18%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−12.8 ptssince 2013

from 25.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−16.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.8%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.5%

−16.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.4%

+11.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)25%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.5%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8 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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