CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sanger

California · 16,839 residents · 5.77 sq mi

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Sanger is home to 16,839 people in California. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The median age is 27.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the California median by roughly 32%. 21.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

16,839

−11%vs 2000

vs 18,931 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 28.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(1,596)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(1,608)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(1,673)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,402)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(1,366)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(2,838)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(2,075)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(1,407)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(1,240)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(966)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(572)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,470

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,072 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,461

−27%vs 2000

vs $11,625 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,000

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$404

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $543 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.5% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic15.9%(3,015)

Black0.1%(28)

Hispanic / Latino80.9%(15,319)

Asian1.8%(334)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.8%(8,049)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino72.7%(12,234)

Asian2.6%(444)

Other49.5%(8,332)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican73.2%(19,536)

Central American1.3%(357)

Spaniard1%(268)

Salvadoran0.9%(239)

Guatemalan0.4%(100)

Cuban0.1%(26)

Honduran0.1%(18)

South American0.1%(14)

Bolivian0.1%(14)

Puerto Rican0%(10)

Asian origin

Hmong1.3%(342)

Chinese1%(277)

Asian Indian0.8%(221)

Filipino0.5%(134)

Vietnamese0.1%(20)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Bangladeshi0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.3%(86)

Samoan0.3%(75)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(25)

Ancestry

German3.3%(880)

English2.9%(786)

American2.3%(627)

Irish1.6%(414)

Portuguese1.2%(319)

Italian0.9%(239)

Dutch0.6%(147)

Danish0.3%(85)

Scottish0.2%(60)

Ukrainian0.2%(59)

Brazilian0.2%(43)

Serbian0.1%(40)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

French0.1%(38)

Swedish0.1%(38)

Israeli0.1%(33)

Russian0.1%(30)

Armenian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(14)

Subsaharan African0.1%(14)

West Indian0%(13)

Jamaican0%(13)

Polish0%(7)

British0%(5)

Czech0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married45.3%(4,683)

Married44.7%(4,629)

Widowed3.3%(342)

Divorced6.7%(695)

Women 15+

Never married39.2%(3,883)

Married45.2%(4,475)

Widowed6.5%(642)

Divorced9.1%(901)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−15.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.7%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.7%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% 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)47.3%(429)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(161)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.1%(200)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(68)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 907 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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