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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Vallejo Metro

Vallejo, CA · 1 counties · 453,491 residents · 822 sq mi
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Vallejo is a metro area of 453,491 people. The typical home is worth $437,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $1,684 a month. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 33 minutes. The foreign-born share is 20%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.8
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
453,491
+15%since 2000
from 394,542 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
552 / sq mi
+15%since 2000
from 480 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.0
+15%since 2000
from 33.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
822 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
329K363K397K431K465K19902000201020202024Vallejo
2024452K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.5%(25,069)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(27,142)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.4%(29,067)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.3%(28,724)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(28,467)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.8%(62,590)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.2%(59,837)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.3%(55,698)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.6%(61,857)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.3%(46,712)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.5%(20,542)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(7,786)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$84,638
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $54,099 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,685
+69%since 2000
from $21,731 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
56.2%
+11.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
9.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.2%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade8.4%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$437,900
+67%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $174,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,684
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $797 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
62.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 65.2% in 2000
37.6% rent
Persons per household
2.87 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.88 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.2
−18%since 2009
from 6.3 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic34.2%(155,125)
Black13.2%(60,051)
Hispanic / Latino28.3%(128,155)
Asian15.6%(70,953)
Other7.5%(34,238)
Segregation Score
33
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
Mexican20.6%(91,484)
Central American2.4%(10,556)
Salvadoran1.3%(5,843)
Puerto Rican1.1%(4,966)
South American0.7%(3,190)
Spaniard0.7%(3,012)
Guatemalan0.5%(2,079)
Nicaraguan0.4%(1,852)
Peruvian0.2%(1,043)
Cuban0.1%(630)
Colombian0.1%(588)
Panamanian0.1%(440)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(312)
Venezuelan0.1%(271)
Uruguayan0.1%(260)
Ecuadorian0.1%(239)
Bolivian0.1%(238)
Argentine0%(195)
Dominican0%(191)
Honduran0%(161)
Asian origin
Filipino10.1%(45,110)
Chinese1.5%(6,680)
Asian Indian1.1%(4,765)
Vietnamese0.6%(2,699)
Japanese0.5%(2,352)
Korean0.4%(1,577)
Laotian0.2%(1,060)
Thai0.2%(860)
Cambodian0.1%(619)
Hmong0.1%(224)
Pakistani0%(216)
Taiwanese0%(117)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(71)
Malaysian0%(60)
Nepalese0%(48)
Mongolian0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.7%(3,309)
Native Hawaiian0.5%(2,180)
Samoan0.3%(1,204)
Fijian0.2%(931)
Tongan0%(124)
Ancestry
German7.1%(31,728)
Irish6.6%(29,167)
English5.1%(22,866)
Italian3.7%(16,341)
Subsaharan African2.5%(11,019)
American2.2%(9,676)
French1.7%(7,640)
Scottish1.2%(5,453)
Portuguese1.1%(5,042)
Norwegian1%(4,555)
Polish0.8%(3,644)
Dutch0.8%(3,521)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(3,435)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(2,608)
British0.6%(2,484)
Danish0.5%(2,222)
Welsh0.4%(1,811)
Russian0.4%(1,710)
French Canadian0.3%(1,390)
Greek0.3%(1,376)
West Indian0.2%(1,036)
Hungarian0.2%(864)
Swiss0.2%(819)
Canadian0.2%(728)
Austrian0.2%(689)
Jamaican0.2%(667)
Palestinian0.1%(616)
Ukrainian0.1%(594)
Finnish0.1%(592)
Czech0.1%(490)
Iranian0.1%(470)
Bulgarian0.1%(423)
Lithuanian0.1%(422)
Brazilian0.1%(417)
Belgian0.1%(414)
Nigerian0.1%(411)
Romanian0.1%(409)
Lebanese0.1%(357)
Croatian0.1%(329)
Armenian0.1%(290)
Serbian0.1%(258)
Egyptian0%(218)
Slovak0%(176)
Arab0%(174)
Ethiopian0%(172)
Slovene0%(146)
Jordanian0%(123)
Ghanaian0%(108)
Australian0%(104)
Kenyan0%(82)
Haitian0%(70)
Turkish0%(65)
Barbadian0%(53)
Syrian0%(44)
Iraqi0%(27)
Somali0%(27)
Latvian0%(26)
Guyanese0%(24)
Israeli0%(18)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 21.4% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
88.7%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.8% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
8.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.2 min
+35%since 2000
from 24.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
75.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 76.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 65.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.3%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
33.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
19.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
95.6%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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

Uninsured
5.0%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
61.1%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.0%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.4%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.9%(6,862)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(7,705)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.5%(11,730)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.1%(1,910)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.9%(600)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 31,262 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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In this metro

Largest cities

VallejoCENTRAL123,287Fairfield122,489Vacaville103,850Suisun City29,454Benicia26,401Dixon21,116Rio Vista10,523Hartley2,431Allendale1,734Green Valley CDP (Solano County)1,364Elmira319
What's inside

1 component county

Solano CountyCENTRAL455,376
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Vallejo, CA?

Vallejo, CA has about 453,491 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vallejo, CA?

The typical household in Vallejo, CA earns about $84,638 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 $437,900, and the typical rent is about $1,684 a month.

How educated are people in Vallejo, CA?

About 27.1% 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 9.1% 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 113,070 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

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