Demographics of Avenal city, California

Avenal city, California had 13,479 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Avenal city, in four figures

13,479
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,608 ±31.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +17 people.; 32.5 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,741 ±$8,162
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.

Avenal city, California's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Avenal 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Avenal city, California's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Avenal 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	13,462	100.0	100.0
2021	12,835	95.3	100.2
2022	13,533	100.5	100.7
2023	14,115	104.9	101.6
2024	14,164	105.2	102.5
2025	13,479	100.1	103.1

Population of Avenal city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,462	—
2021	12,835	−627
2022	13,533	+698
2023	14,115	+582
2024	14,164	+49
2025	13,479	−685

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.5 ±1.5: for men 34.2 ±1.5 and for women 27.7 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Avenal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	856 ±310	6.3% ±2.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,567 ±426	18.9% ±3.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,260 ±355	9.3% ±2.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,108 ±581	37.5% ±4.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,136 ±413	23.0% ±3.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	681 ±190	5.0% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,741 ±$8,162, and income per person $13,022 ±$1,515, 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 Avenal city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	469 ±179	16.7% ±6.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	662 ±218	23.6% ±7.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,014 ±357	36.2% ±12.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	95 to 343	3.5% to 12.2%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	118 to 376	4.3% to 13.3%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 287	1.8% to 10.2%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 60	0% to 2.1%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Avenal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,962 ±690	19.2% ±6.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	850 ±289	24.8% ±7.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	904 ±280	15.5% ±4.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	87 to 329	10.2% to 31.6%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Avenal city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Avenal city	California	United States
Housing units	2,916 ±276	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±2.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 6.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.5% ±6.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.5% ±10.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$228,900 ±$30,634	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,015 ±$109	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Avenal city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,784 ±303	86.6% ±2.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,096 ±260	8.1% ±1.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	397 ±137	2.9% ±1.0	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	48 to 214	0.4% to 1.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 103	0.2% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	106 ±49	0.8% ±0.4	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 Avenal city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,550 ±683	55.5% ±5.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	567 ±116	4.2% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	27 to 213	0.2% to 1.6%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,371 ±704	39.5% ±5.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	791 ±244	5.8% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,580 ±728	33.7% ±5.3	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%.

Avenal city among the places of California

422nd 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 Avenal city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Isla Vista CDP	13,920 ±1,069
Salida CDP	13,900 ±1,379
Auburn city	13,768 ±35
Oak Park CDP	13,757 ±1,242
Hawaiian Gardens city	13,691 ±26
Avenal city	13,608 ±31
King City city	13,604 ±30
North Auburn CDP	13,480 ±1,134
Lamont CDP	13,164 ±1,203
El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County)	13,129 ±1,209
North Fair Oaks CDP	13,100 ±1,412

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026