Demographics of Barstow city, California

Barstow city, California had 24,804 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −602 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Barstow city, in four figures

24,804
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,100 ±70.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −602 people.; 32.7 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,380 ±$9,390
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.

Barstow city, California's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barstow 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

Barstow city, California's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barstow 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	25,406	100.0	100.0
2021	25,245	99.4	100.2
2022	25,095	98.8	100.7
2023	25,012	98.4	101.6
2024	24,966	98.3	102.5
2025	24,804	97.6	103.1

Population of Barstow city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,406	—
2021	25,245	−161
2022	25,095	−150
2023	25,012	−83
2024	24,966	−46
2025	24,804	−162

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±1.9: for men 31.4 ±3.2 and for women 34.6 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barstow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,996 ±444	8.0% ±1.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,656 ±737	22.5% ±2.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,294 ±477	9.1% ±1.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,883 ±815	27.4% ±3.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,193 ±685	20.7% ±2.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,078 ±472	12.3% ±1.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,380 ±$9,390, and income per person $26,121 ±$1,676, 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 Barstow city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,381 ±515	26.0% ±5.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,091 ±406	22.9% ±4.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,334 ±308	14.6% ±3.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,228 ±408	13.4% ±4.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,110 ±276	12.1% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	771 ±247	8.4% ±2.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	230 ±104	2.5% ±1.1	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 Barstow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	5,739 ±960	23.1% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,244 ±472	29.6% ±5.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,619 ±571	20.9% ±4.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	876 ±261	18.5% ±4.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barstow city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barstow city	California	United States
Housing units	10,017 ±468	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±2.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.7% ±3.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.3% ±4.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,000 ±$19,394	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,091 ±$76	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	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 Barstow city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,333 ±1,330	49.1% ±5.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,560 ±917	22.2% ±3.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,111 ±837	16.4% ±3.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	297 to 1,153	1.2% to 4.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	118 to 432	0.5% to 1.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 93	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,017 ±745	8.0% ±3.0	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 Barstow city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,758 ±882	70.7% ±3.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,476 ±762	17.8% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	87 to 269	0.3% to 1.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,688 ±615	10.7% ±2.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,511 ±448	6.0% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,177 ±493	4.7% ±2.0	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%.

Barstow city among the places of California

305th 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 Barstow city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mountain House CDP	25,513 ±2,041
Dinuba city	25,475 ±27
Lafayette city	25,285 ±35
Riverbank city	25,166 ±91
Loma Linda city	25,122 ±37
Barstow city	25,100 ±70
Norco city	25,054 ±118
Seal Beach city	24,722 ±41
Patterson city	24,693 ±51
Selma city	24,659 ±47
Maywood city	24,317 ±31

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 164 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 416 Places in California by median age
No. 455 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 487 Places in California by per capita income
No. 500 Places in California by homeownership rate

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