Demographics of Calistoga city, California

Calistoga city, California had 4,954 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −273 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Calistoga city, in four figures

4,954
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,111 ±21.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −273 people.; 49.7 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,446 ±$30,295
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.

Calistoga city, California's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calistoga 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

Calistoga city, California's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calistoga 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	5,227	100.0	100.0
2021	5,185	99.2	100.2
2022	5,104	97.6	100.7
2023	5,068	97.0	101.6
2024	5,014	95.9	102.5
2025	4,954	94.8	103.1

Population of Calistoga city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,227	—
2021	5,185	−42
2022	5,104	−81
2023	5,068	−36
2024	5,014	−54
2025	4,954	−60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.7 ±4.2: for men 48.8 ±6.5 and for women 50.3 ±5.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Calistoga city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	0 to 170	0% to 3.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	740 ±321	14.5% ±6.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	91 to 445	1.8% to 8.7%	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,160 ±461	22.7% ±9.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,573 ±422	30.8% ±8.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,287 ±287	25.2% ±5.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,446 ±$30,295, and income per person $54,473 ±$20,004, 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 Calistoga city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	106 to 330	5.5% to 16.3%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	333 ±143	16.6% ±6.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	125 to 507	6.5% to 25.0%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	59 to 433	3.1% to 21.4%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	157 to 491	8.1% to 24.2%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	124 to 456	6.4% to 22.5%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	279 ±137	13.9% ±6.6	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 Calistoga city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	287 ±135	5.6% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 45	0% to 5.4%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	29 to 191	1.1% to 7.1%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	46 to 284	3.2% to 17.2%	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 Calistoga city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calistoga city	California	United States
Housing units	2,166 ±303	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±18.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% to 12.4%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.0% ±10.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.0% ±5.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	Not computed by the Bureau	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,767 ±$171	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	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 Calistoga city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,568 ±453	50.2% ±8.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,412 ±433	47.2% ±8.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 171	0% to 3.3%	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 19	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.7%	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 Calistoga city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	2,070 ±482	40.5% ±9.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	901 ±216	17.6% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 47	0% to 0.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,123 ±506	41.5% ±9.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,054 ±479	20.6% ±9.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,069 ±297	20.9% ±5.8	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%.

Calistoga city among the places of California

654th 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 Calistoga city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kensington CDP	5,179 ±475
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

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 10 Places in California by median age
No. 30 Places by foreign-born share
No. 80 Places in California by per capita income
No. 145 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 151 Places in California by median household 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