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Vallejo

California · 123,287 residents (2025 est.) · 30.4 sq mi
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With 124,268 people, Vallejo is a city in California. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 29%. The typical home is worth $589,500, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 4,083 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,073 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 99%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
124,268
+6%since 2000
from 116,760 in 2000
123,287 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,083 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 3,781 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.6
+16%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
30.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
108K113K118K123K128K19902000201020202024Vallejo
2024124K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(6,832)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(6,310)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(7,676)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(6,755)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(7,370)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(17,023)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.7%(18,236)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(15,610)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(16,170)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(14,012)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(6,192)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(2,082)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$90,171
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,030 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,240
+107%since 2000
from $20,415 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.0%
+18.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.437
+4%since 2010
from 0.420 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$589,500
+99%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $162,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,073
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $781 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.4%
−5.8 ptssince 2000
from 63.2% in 2000
42.6% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.72 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.86 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
34.3%
−11.8 ptssince 2009
from 46.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.6%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 55.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
−1%since 2009
from 6.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic30.4%(35,533)
Black23.3%(27,201)
Hispanic / Latino15.9%(18,591)
Asian23.8%(27,829)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic20.5%(25,520)
Black16.9%(21,053)
Hispanic / Latino29.8%(36,977)
Asian22.7%(28,197)
Other10.1%(12,521)
Diversity Score
97
+1%since 2009
from 97 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.7%(25,665)
Central American5.9%(7,287)
Salvadoran3.2%(3,942)
Guatemalan1.6%(2,040)
Nicaraguan0.8%(953)
Spaniard0.7%(829)
Puerto Rican0.6%(690)
Colombian0.2%(217)
Honduran0.2%(213)
Peruvian0.1%(182)
Dominican0.1%(173)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(158)
Panamanian0.1%(139)
Ecuadorian0.1%(83)
Argentine0%(45)
Chilean0%(16)
Asian origin
Filipino18.3%(22,764)
Chinese1.4%(1,681)
Vietnamese1.1%(1,423)
Asian Indian1%(1,213)
Korean0.4%(501)
Japanese0.2%(206)
Laotian0.2%(200)
Mien0.1%(72)
Nepalese0.1%(70)
Hmong0.1%(69)
Kazakh0%(49)
Thai0%(29)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(23)
Cambodian0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(13)
Pakistani0%(13)
Malaysian0%(11)
Uzbek0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.6%(693)
Samoan0.5%(669)
Fijian0.3%(360)
Tongan0.2%(283)
Guamanian0%(35)
Ancestry
German4.8%(5,949)
Irish4.4%(5,506)
English4.2%(5,208)
Italian2.5%(3,077)
American2.3%(2,869)
Portuguese1%(1,190)
Scottish0.9%(1,089)
French0.9%(1,075)
Norwegian0.7%(855)
Polish0.7%(809)
Arab0.6%(702)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.5%(617)
Swedish0.5%(561)
Kenyan0.4%(477)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(459)
Dutch0.3%(422)
British0.3%(417)
Welsh0.2%(269)
Croatian0.2%(260)
Russian0.2%(249)
Brazilian0.2%(248)
West Indian0.2%(244)
Slovene0.2%(221)
Greek0.2%(212)
Belgian0.2%(207)
Swiss0.2%(189)
Austrian0.1%(162)
Nigerian0.1%(155)
Ukrainian0.1%(149)
Hungarian0.1%(144)
Moroccan0.1%(139)
Canadian0.1%(132)
Iranian0.1%(118)
Jamaican0.1%(117)
Ethiopian0.1%(108)
Lebanese0.1%(99)
Czech0.1%(97)
Armenian0.1%(91)
Lithuanian0.1%(83)
Bulgarian0.1%(79)
Israeli0.1%(79)
Finnish0.1%(66)
Haitian0%(47)
Turkish0%(42)
Egyptian0%(39)
Slovak0%(32)
Romanian0%(20)
Jordanian0%(17)
Serbian0%(14)
Ghanaian0%(12)
Iraqi0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 21.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.3%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 81.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.2 min
+24%since 2000
from 27.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 71.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 16.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.8%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 12.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
28.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.1%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+10.7 ptssince 2017
from 83.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
60.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2016
from 63.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 17.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.2%(20,802)
Married48.2%(24,347)
Widowed2.2%(1,098)
Divorced8.5%(4,292)
Women 15+
Never married35.1%(18,547)
Married44.3%(23,451)
Widowed7.7%(4,067)
Divorced12.9%(6,846)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 59.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 24.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 38.6% 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)25.4%(1,609)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(1,092)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(2,298)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(180)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(6)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,328 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Vallejo, California?

Vallejo, California has about 124,268 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vallejo, California?

The typical household in Vallejo, California earns about $90,171 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Vallejo, California expensive?

In Vallejo, California, the median home is worth about $589,500, and the typical rent is about $2,073 a month.

How educated are people in Vallejo, California?

About 28.8% of adults age 25 and over in Vallejo, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Vallejo, California?

About 12.2% of people in Vallejo, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Vallejo, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Vallejo, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,069 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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