METRO AREA
Vallejo Metro
Vallejo, CA · 1 counties · 455,376 residents (2025 est.) · 822 sq mi
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Vallejo is a metro area of 451,918 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. The typical home is worth $617,700, having more than tripled since 2000. Median rent is $2,163 a month. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 21%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,401, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vallejo
What changed most since 1990
- White share61.1% → 33.2% (−27.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Hispanic share12.9% → 29.6% (+16.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
- Adults with a bachelor's degree18.7% → 28.8% (+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California
- 8th in household income$100,401
- 16th in share with a bachelor's degree28.8%
- 13th in home value$617,700
- 1st in diversity score94.2
Section 01
Population & growth
451,918
+15%since 2000
from 394,542 in 2000
455,376 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
822 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024452K
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(25,481)
5 to 96.1%(27,474)
10 to 146.4%(28,711)
15 to 196%(27,136)
20 to 246.1%(27,475)
25 to 3413.9%(62,958)
35 to 4413.8%(62,460)
45 to 5411.9%(53,601)
55 to 6412.8%(57,884)
65 to 7410.6%(47,783)
75 to 845%(22,571)
85 and over1.9%(8,384)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$100,401
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $54,099 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
63.1%
+18.5 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
Retail trade8.6%
Wholesale trade8.2%
Finance & insurance6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
Other services5.4%
Public administration3.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
Education & health services1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
Construction1.1%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$617,700
+94%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $174,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
6.2
−3%since 2009
from 6.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
31
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic49.2%(194,282)
Black14.6%(57,597)
Hispanic / Latino17.6%(69,598)
Asian12.5%(49,399)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.2%(150,061)
Black12.3%(55,694)
Hispanic / Latino29.6%(133,953)
Asian15.9%(71,955)
Other8.9%(40,255)
94
+5%since 2009
from 89 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
31
−6%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican22.2%(100,502)
Central American3.4%(15,417)
Salvadoran1.8%(8,083)
Guatemalan0.9%(4,131)
Puerto Rican0.8%(3,739)
South American0.8%(3,532)
Spaniard0.7%(3,269)
Nicaraguan0.5%(2,294)
Peruvian0.3%(1,541)
Colombian0.2%(810)
Cuban0.1%(662)
Honduran0.1%(535)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(452)
Chilean0.1%(421)
Panamanian0.1%(326)
Argentine0.1%(303)
Uruguayan0.1%(253)
Ecuadorian0%(91)
Venezuelan0%(43)
Bolivian0%(20)
Costa Rican0%(14)
Paraguayan0%(2)
Asian origin
Filipino10.8%(49,018)
Chinese1.4%(6,313)
Asian Indian1.1%(4,954)
Vietnamese0.7%(3,384)
Japanese0.5%(2,218)
Korean0.3%(1,507)
Thai0.1%(663)
Laotian0.1%(650)
Kazakh0.1%(396)
Mien0.1%(355)
Hmong0.1%(337)
Pakistani0.1%(290)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(257)
Cambodian0%(160)
Taiwanese0%(152)
Burmese0%(53)
Indonesian0%(41)
Malaysian0%(18)
Uzbek0%(16)
Okinawan0%(9)
Bangladeshi0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.7%(3,032)
Chamorro0.6%(2,858)
Samoan0.4%(1,763)
Fijian0.2%(814)
Tongan0.1%(522)
Guamanian0%(163)
Marshallese0%(25)
Ancestry
German6.8%(30,574)
Irish6.3%(28,459)
English6.3%(28,368)
Italian3.6%(16,176)
American2.4%(10,800)
Subsaharan African1.6%(7,241)
French1.6%(7,161)
Portuguese1.2%(5,516)
Scottish1.2%(5,464)
Polish0.9%(3,909)
Norwegian0.8%(3,685)
Swedish0.7%(3,376)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,580)
Arab0.4%(1,958)
Dutch0.4%(1,919)
Russian0.4%(1,888)
West Indian0.4%(1,854)
British0.4%(1,853)
Danish0.4%(1,791)
Welsh0.4%(1,671)
Greek0.3%(1,485)
French Canadian0.3%(1,197)
Jamaican0.3%(1,148)
Ukrainian0.2%(799)
Swiss0.2%(798)
Austrian0.2%(785)
Finnish0.2%(717)
Lithuanian0.2%(688)
Croatian0.1%(609)
Czech0.1%(607)
Hungarian0.1%(571)
Nigerian0.1%(530)
Kenyan0.1%(520)
Brazilian0.1%(499)
Iranian0.1%(492)
Canadian0.1%(466)
Lebanese0.1%(355)
Belgian0.1%(345)
Palestinian0.1%(334)
Moroccan0.1%(317)
Armenian0.1%(315)
Ethiopian0.1%(311)
Slovene0.1%(289)
Serbian0.1%(271)
Romanian0.1%(270)
Slovak0%(205)
Egyptian0%(203)
Ghanaian0%(195)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(148)
Israeli0%(119)
Turkish0%(102)
Latvian0%(94)
Bulgarian0%(89)
Syrian0%(88)
Jordanian0%(83)
Haitian0%(61)
Cape Verdean0%(47)
Guyanese0%(38)
Iraqi0%(27)
Australian0%(18)
Barbadian0%(16)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
88.6%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 95.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.4%(70,449)
Married50.6%(92,945)
Widowed2.4%(4,417)
Divorced8.6%(15,808)
Women 15+
Never married32.2%(60,099)
Married47.6%(88,845)
Widowed8.5%(15,774)
Divorced11.7%(21,915)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
12.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
3.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 36.4% 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)30.2%(8,575)
Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(6,957)
Vietnam era33.2%(9,431)
Korean War2.8%(786)
World War II0.4%(103)
Share of the 28,370 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
Vallejo, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340,421 | $93,874 | $353,290 | 18.7% | 72.4 |
| 2000 | 394,542 | $98,550 | $318,607 | 21.4% | 85.7 |
| 2010 | 413,344 | $98,411 | $560,755 | 24.0% | 91.4 |
| 2020 | 453,491 | $102,585 | $530,752 | 27.1% | 94.4 |
| 2024 | 451,918 | $100,401 | $617,700 | 28.8% | 94.2 |
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.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Vallejo, CA?
Vallejo, CA has about 451,918 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Vallejo, CA?
The typical household in Vallejo, CA earns about $100,401 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Vallejo, CA expensive?
In Vallejo, CA, the median home is worth about $617,700, and the typical rent is about $2,163 a month.
How educated are people in Vallejo, CA?
About 28.8% of adults age 25 and over in Vallejo, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Vallejo, CA?
About 10.0% of people in Vallejo, CA live below the federal poverty line.
Has Vallejo, CA grown since 1990?
Yes, Vallejo, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 111,497 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024