Demographics of Adelanto city, California

Adelanto city, California had 38,798 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +687 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Adelanto city, in four figures

38,798
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,964 ±46.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +687 people.; 29.6 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,685 ±$6,234
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Adelanto city, California's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Adelanto city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Adelanto city, California's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Adelanto city, 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	38,111	100.0	100.0
2021	38,157	100.1	100.2
2022	37,406	98.2	100.7
2023	38,134	100.1	101.6
2024	38,418	100.8	102.5
2025	38,798	101.8	103.1

Population of Adelanto city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,111	—
2021	38,157	+46
2022	37,406	−751
2023	38,134	+728
2024	38,418	+284
2025	38,798	+380

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.6 ±1.5: for men 28.8 ±2.3 and for women 30.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Adelanto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,732 ±539	7.2% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,029 ±896	26.4% ±2.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,693 ±548	9.7% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,177 ±846	29.4% ±2.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,465 ±645	19.7% ±1.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,868 ±437	7.6% ±1.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,685 ±$6,234, and income per person $20,204 ±$1,427, 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 Adelanto city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,486 ±348	16.1% ±3.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,893 ±364	20.5% ±3.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,786 ±389	19.3% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,135 ±257	12.3% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,018 ±354	21.8% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	564 ±168	6.1% ±1.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	371 ±165	4.0% ±1.8	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 Adelanto city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,142 ±1,289	17.2% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,513 ±637	20.0% ±4.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,843 ±537	15.2% ±2.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	786 ±301	18.0% ±6.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Adelanto city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Adelanto city	California	United States
Housing units	9,908 ±429	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±1.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.9% ±5.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.1% ±4.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$349,100 ±$11,152	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,437 ±$117	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±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 Adelanto city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	25,921 ±1,222	68.3% ±3.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,092 ±480	8.1% ±1.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,004 ±903	15.8% ±2.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	577 ±229	1.5% ±0.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 298	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	139 to 749	0.4% to 2.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,726 ±828	4.5% ±2.2	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 Adelanto city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	28,266 ±835	74.5% ±2.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,666 ±510	7.0% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	104 to 338	0.3% to 0.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,811 ±796	17.9% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,212 ±588	8.5% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,599 ±562	9.5% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Adelanto city among the places of California

224th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Adelanto city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Stanton city	39,402 ±56
La Quinta city	38,707 ±58
Calexico city	38,585 ±22
San Gabriel city	38,392 ±84
Bell Gardens city	38,229 ±40
Adelanto city	37,964 ±46
Montclair city	37,810 ±61
Monrovia city	37,571 ±63
Wildomar city	37,277 ±75
Pacifica city	37,261 ±56
La Puente city	37,142 ±60

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Adelanto city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 27 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 91 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 187 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 194 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 308 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 391 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026