Demographics of Amador County, California

Amador County, California had 41,876 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,309 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Amador County, in four figures

41,876
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,309 people.; 49.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,044 ±$4,389
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Amador County, California's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Amador County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Amador County, California's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Amador County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	40,567	100.0	100.0
2021	41,225	101.6	100.2
2022	41,465	102.2	100.7
2023	41,783	103.0	101.6
2024	41,974	103.5	102.5
2025	41,876	103.2	103.1

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Population of Amador County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	40,567	+80	−63	0	+157
2021	41,225	+658	−190	+8	+888
2022	41,465	+240	−256	+37	+442
2023	41,783	+318	−223	+41	+498
2024	41,974	+191	−203	+32	+358
2025	41,876	−98	−202	+24	+81

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.7 ±0.5: for men 47.1 ±0.9 and for women 53.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Amador County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,581 ±50	3.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,808 ±404	11.6% ±1.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,164 ±372	5.2% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,028 ±465	24.2% ±1.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,424 ±626	27.6% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,423 ±699	27.6% ±1.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,044 ±$4,389, and income per person $44,320 ±$2,456, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Amador County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,180 ±443	13.5% ±2.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,148 ±407	13.3% ±2.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,521 ±393	15.7% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,508 ±393	15.6% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,080 ±390	19.1% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,962 ±380	12.2% ±2.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,692 ±280	10.5% ±1.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Amador County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,111 ±594	8.2% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	337 ±138	5.4% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,365 ±349	7.9% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,409 ±366	9.7% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Amador County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Amador County	California	United States
Housing units	19,019 ±49	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.4% ±2.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.6% ±2.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$449,800 ±$13,374	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,421 ±$96	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Amador County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,634 ±0	16.0% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,083 ±397	72.6% ±1.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	790 ±139	1.9% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	558 ±117	1.3% ±0.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	410 ±86	1.0% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	12 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	195 to 805	0.5% to 1.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,418 ±370	5.8% ±0.9	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Amador County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	29,995 ±770	72.4% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,496 ±672	20.5% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	522 ±188	1.3% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,415 ±396	5.8% ±1.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,505 ±296	3.6% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	910 ±290	2.2% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Amador County among the counties of California

46th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Amador County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lake County	67,772	−0.6%
Tehama County	64,665	−1.7%
Tuolumne County	53,160	−4.0%
Calaveras County	46,605	+2.8%
Siskiyou County	42,013	−4.5%
Amador County	41,876	+3.2%
Glenn County	28,141	−2.6%
Lassen County	28,117	−13.1%
Del Norte County	26,410	−4.4%
Colusa County	21,836	−0.1%
Plumas County	18,583	−5.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026