CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Strathmore

California · 2,458 residents · 1.41 sq mi

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With 2,458 people, Strathmore is a city in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. Households here earn about 45% less than in California as a whole. The poverty rate is 28.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $52,300. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% 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

2,458

−5%vs 2000

vs 2,584 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.6

+22%vs 2000

vs 24.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(205)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(257)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.5%(282)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(244)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(111)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(329)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(278)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(238)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(192)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(132)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,514

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,156 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,313

−10%vs 2000

vs $8,128 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,300

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $491 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.0%

+8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.2% in 2000

35.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic27.9%(722)

Black0.2%(6)

Hispanic / Latino68.5%(1,771)

Asian1.3%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.6%(1,515)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino45%(1,107)

Asian0%(0)

Other38.4%(943)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican90.5%(2,422)

Central American1.3%(34)

Salvadoran1.3%(34)

Ancestry

American5.2%(138)

English1.4%(37)

Irish1.4%(37)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

35.4%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 20.8 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 married51.9%(514)

Married47%(465)

Widowed1.1%(11)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married28%(315)

Married49.6%(558)

Widowed5.7%(64)

Divorced16.8%(189)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−20.1 ptssince 2013

from 26.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

14.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

7.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

73.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

17.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

76.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 79.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(141)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 141 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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