Spreckels is home to 174 people in California. The median age is 68.8, about 30 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 67% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $843,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. The population has fallen 64% since 2000. The poverty rate is 24.1%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Older
median age 68.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
67% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Spreckels
What changed most since 2000
Median age37.7 → 68.8(+31.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
White share67.4% → 86.2%(+18.8 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree27.2% → 66.7%(+39.4 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
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)100%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)100%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 11 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
Spreckels, decade by decade
Spreckels 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
2000
485
$105,672
$453,046
27.2%
58.5
2010
673
$99,352
$865,732
19.7%
61.6
2020
692
–
$785,401
54.0%
72.0
2024
174
–
$843,800
66.7%
29.7
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.
