Demographics of Buellton city, California

Buellton city, California had 5,158 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −43 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buellton city, in four figures

5,158
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,074 ±32.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −43 people.; 39.0 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,936 ±$26,790
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.

Buellton city, California's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buellton 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

Buellton city, California's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buellton 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	5,201	100.0	100.0
2021	5,164	99.3	100.2
2022	5,103	98.1	100.7
2023	5,061	97.3	101.6
2024	5,090	97.9	102.5
2025	5,158	99.2	103.1

Population of Buellton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,201	—
2021	5,164	−37
2022	5,103	−61
2023	5,061	−42
2024	5,090	+29
2025	5,158	+68

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±3.8: for men 37.8 ±4.2 and for women 40.3 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buellton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	357 ±151	7.0% ±3.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	694 ±193	13.7% ±3.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	385 ±169	7.6% ±3.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,602 ±374	31.6% ±7.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,292 ±281	25.5% ±5.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	744 ±172	14.7% ±3.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,936 ±$26,790, and income per person $47,615 ±$5,235, 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 Buellton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	30 to 154	1.6% to 8.1%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	96 to 332	5.2% to 17.5%	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	109 to 373	5.9% to 19.7%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	397 ±143	21.0% ±7.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	193 to 569	20.2% ±9.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	232 ±107	12.3% ±5.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	329 ±117	17.4% ±6.1	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 Buellton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	87 to 409	1.7% to 8.1%	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7 to 127	0.8% to 12.0%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7 to 169	0.3% to 5.8%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21 to 165	2.1% to 14.5%	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 Buellton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buellton city	California	United States
Housing units	2,182 ±252	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±12.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% to 21.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.7% ±10.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.3% ±8.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$837,400 ±$58,376	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,194 ±$104	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±3	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 Buellton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,325 ±335	26.1% ±6.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,343 ±405	65.9% ±8.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	0% to 2.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	19 to 143	0.4% to 2.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	116 to 396	2.3% to 7.8%	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 Buellton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	2,880 ±340	56.8% ±6.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,246 ±364	24.6% ±7.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 123	0% to 2.4%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	887 ±378	17.5% ±7.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	486 ±211	9.6% ±4.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	144 to 658	2.8% to 13.0%	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%.

Buellton city among the places of California

655th 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 Buellton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mojave CDP	5,173 ±779
Goshen CDP	5,136 ±1,020
Woodside town	5,126 ±41
Lakeport city	5,113 ±23
Calistoga city	5,111 ±21
Buellton city	5,074 ±32
Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County)	5,073 ±538
Wrightwood CDP	5,067 ±863
East Porterville CDP	5,066 ±1,188
Jackson city	5,048 ±21
Mayfair CDP	5,044 ±894

Rankings this appears in

No. 108 Places in California by median age
No. 111 Places in California by median household income
No. 122 Places in California by median rent
No. 143 Places in California by median home value
No. 154 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 181 Places in California by per capita income

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