Demographics of Chowchilla city, California

Chowchilla city, California had 18,730 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −134 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chowchilla city, in four figures

18,730
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,020 ±25.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −134 people.; 34.2 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,514 ±$6,947
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.

Chowchilla city, California's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chowchilla 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

Chowchilla city, California's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chowchilla 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	18,864	100.0	100.0
2021	18,863	100.0	100.2
2022	18,741	99.3	100.7
2023	19,373	102.7	101.6
2024	19,190	101.7	102.5
2025	18,730	99.3	103.1

Population of Chowchilla city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,864	—
2021	18,863	−1
2022	18,741	−122
2023	19,373	+632
2024	19,190	−183
2025	18,730	−460

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.2 ±1.8: for men 36.6 ±1.6 and for women 32.6 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chowchilla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,402 ±312	7.4% ±1.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,248 ±478	17.1% ±2.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,789 ±341	9.4% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,110 ±522	32.1% ±2.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,573 ±443	24.0% ±2.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,898 ±300	10.0% ±1.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,514 ±$6,947, and income per person $21,649 ±$1,646, 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 Chowchilla city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	998 ±247	24.0% ±5.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	593 ±205	14.3% ±4.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	673 ±238	16.2% ±5.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	486 ±165	11.7% ±3.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	793 ±241	19.1% ±5.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	372 ±135	8.9% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	246 ±98	5.9% ±2.3	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 Chowchilla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,658 ±538	19.6% ±4.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,046 ±302	23.0% ±5.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,060 ±266	15.1% ±3.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	552 ±192	27.7% ±8.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chowchilla city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chowchilla city	California	United States
Housing units	4,390 ±398	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 8.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±6.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±6.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$364,000 ±$21,026	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,178 ±$70	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±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 Chowchilla city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,574 ±663	50.3% ±3.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,175 ±680	32.5% ±3.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,117 ±141	5.9% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,166 ±300	6.1% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	45 to 143	0.2% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	11 to 59	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11 to 175	0.1% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	766 ±282	4.0% ±1.5	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 Chowchilla city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	13,750 ±504	72.3% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,751 ±244	9.2% ±1.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	89 to 727	0.5% to 3.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,111 ±429	16.4% ±2.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,124 ±248	5.9% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,987 ±391	10.4% ±2.1	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%.

Chowchilla city among the places of California

361st 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 Chowchilla city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lennox CDP	19,449 ±1,493
Albany city	19,414 ±36
South El Monte city	19,287 ±96
Mead Valley CDP	19,286 ±2,257
Hermosa Beach city	19,063 ±29
Chowchilla city	19,020 ±25
Coronado city	19,015 ±39
Rosedale CDP	18,877 ±1,640
Santa Fe Springs city	18,871 ±53
Pinole city	18,761 ±40
Stanford CDP	18,662 ±967

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 166 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 244 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 341 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 346 Places in California by median age
No. 431 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