Demographics of Ceres city, California

Ceres city, California had 48,982 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −725 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ceres city, in four figures

48,982
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,342 ±44.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −725 people.; 32.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,025 ±$5,389
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.

Ceres city, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ceres 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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Ceres city, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ceres 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	49,707	100.0	100.0
2021	49,519	99.6	100.2
2022	49,185	98.9	100.7
2023	49,159	98.9	101.6
2024	49,227	99.0	102.5
2025	48,982	98.5	103.1

Population of Ceres city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,707	—
2021	49,519	−188
2022	49,185	−334
2023	49,159	−26
2024	49,227	+68
2025	48,982	−245

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.8 ±1.0: for men 32.6 ±1.4 and for women 33.0 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ceres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,376 ±440	6.8% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,378 ±814	21.0% ±1.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,458 ±645	11.1% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,874 ±988	28.1% ±2.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,365 ±710	21.0% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,891 ±618	11.9% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,025 ±$5,389, and income per person $27,716 ±$1,749, 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 Ceres city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,299 ±511	16.5% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,020 ±377	14.5% ±2.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,328 ±389	16.7% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,901 ±288	13.6% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,979 ±418	21.4% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,375 ±275	9.9% ±1.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,041 ±242	7.5% ±1.7	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 Ceres city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,735 ±1,361	15.9% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,168 ±628	23.6% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,326 ±608	12.2% ±2.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,241 ±419	15.7% ±5.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ceres city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ceres city	California	United States
Housing units	14,417 ±494	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.4% ±3.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.6% ±3.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$424,800 ±$9,733	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,639 ±$81	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	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 Ceres city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,166 ±1,196	65.2% ±2.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,275 ±1,038	20.8% ±2.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	268 to 870	0.5% to 1.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,150 ±798	10.4% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	54 to 218	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	19 to 233	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	883 ±284	1.8% ±0.6	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 Ceres city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	31,960 ±1,123	64.8% ±2.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,052 ±604	6.2% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	615 ±252	1.2% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,715 ±1,059	27.8% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,519 ±785	13.2% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,196 ±965	14.6% ±2.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ceres city among the places of California

190th 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 Ceres city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Glendora city	50,926 ±56
Florin CDP	50,211 ±2,432
Rosemead city	50,013 ±95
Covina city	49,888 ±135
Cypress city	49,498 ±85
Ceres city	49,342 ±44
Azusa city	49,031 ±47
Poway city	48,713 ±102
San Luis Obispo city	48,491 ±43
Antelope CDP	48,301 ±2,408
North Highlands CDP	47,957 ±2,791

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Ceres city, California

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