Demographics of Capitola city, California

Capitola city, California had 9,340 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −577 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Capitola city, in four figures

9,340
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,689 ±63.; −5.8%
Change since July 2020: −577 people.; 47.6 ±4.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,976 ±$14,547
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.

Capitola city, California's population shrank 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Capitola 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

Capitola city, California's population shrank 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Capitola 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	9,917	100.0	100.0
2021	9,835	99.2	100.2
2022	9,703	97.8	100.7
2023	9,580	96.6	101.6
2024	9,460	95.4	102.5
2025	9,340	94.2	103.1

Population of Capitola city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,917	—
2021	9,835	−82
2022	9,703	−132
2023	9,580	−123
2024	9,460	−120
2025	9,340	−120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.6 ±4.7: for men 45.3 ±4.2 and for women 50.7 ±7.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Capitola city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	355 ±157	3.7% ±1.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,099 ±268	11.3% ±2.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	626 ±184	6.5% ±1.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,537 ±413	26.2% ±4.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,671 ±496	27.6% ±5.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,401 ±303	24.8% ±3.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,976 ±$14,547, and income per person $69,352 ±$9,303, 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 Capitola city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	491 ±137	10.8% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	443 ±146	9.7% ±3.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	501 ±174	11.0% ±3.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	806 ±274	17.7% ±5.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	863 ±208	18.9% ±4.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	561 ±201	12.3% ±4.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	899 ±212	19.7% ±4.5	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 Capitola city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,223 ±351	12.9% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	39 to 359	3.4% to 25.9%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	604 ±195	11.6% ±3.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	420 ±136	14.2% ±4.3	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 Capitola city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Capitola city	California	United States
Housing units	5,160 ±264	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±2.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.2% ±4.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.8% ±6.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$783,000 ±$165,285	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,512 ±$193	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Capitola city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,571 ±454	26.5% ±4.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,154 ±463	63.5% ±4.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 201	0.1% to 2.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	366 ±146	3.8% ±1.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	464 ±168	4.8% ±1.7	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 Capitola city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,800 ±465	59.9% ±4.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,345 ±363	24.2% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 181	0.2% to 1.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,443 ±331	14.9% ±3.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	623 ±226	6.4% ±2.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	820 ±261	8.5% ±2.7	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%.

Capitola city among the places of California

503rd 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 Capitola city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Whittier CDP	9,990 ±850
Golden Hills CDP	9,891 ±1,471
Madera Acres CDP	9,846 ±1,448
Crestline CDP	9,835 ±1,547
Orange Cove city	9,695 ±42
Capitola city	9,689 ±63
Templeton CDP	9,580 ±1,147
Mentone CDP	9,514 ±1,181
Camp Pendleton Mainside CDP	9,501 ±1,660
Spring Valley Lake CDP	9,483 ±1,146
Charter Oak CDP	9,442 ±1,205

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