Demographics of Colusa city, California

Colusa city, California had 6,519 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +110 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Colusa city, in four figures

6,519
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,505 ±97.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +110 people.; 38.1 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,250 ±$10,525
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.

Colusa city, California's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Colusa 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

Colusa city, California's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Colusa 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	6,409	100.0	100.0
2021	6,474	101.0	100.2
2022	6,472	101.0	100.7
2023	6,554	102.3	101.6
2024	6,562	102.4	102.5
2025	6,519	101.7	103.1

Population of Colusa city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,409	—
2021	6,474	+65
2022	6,472	−2
2023	6,554	+82
2024	6,562	+8
2025	6,519	−43

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±3.7: for men 36.6 ±2.9 and for women 41.6 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Colusa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	316 ±92	4.9% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,646 ±292	25.3% ±4.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	312 ±101	4.8% ±1.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,700 ±296	26.1% ±4.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,400 ±225	21.5% ±3.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,131 ±216	17.4% ±3.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,250 ±$10,525, and income per person $30,846 ±$4,280, 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 Colusa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	630 ±208	25.4% ±8.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	328 ±111	13.2% ±4.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	391 ±119	15.8% ±4.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	393 ±114	15.9% ±4.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	365 ±120	14.7% ±4.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	80 to 338	3.3% to 13.6%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	77 to 245	3.2% to 9.8%	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 Colusa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,148 ±356	18.1% ±5.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	402 ±159	21.1% ±7.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	586 ±185	19.8% ±5.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 to 241	10.8% ±5.1	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 Colusa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colusa city	California	United States
Housing units	2,511 ±201	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.6% ±1.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.9% ±6.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.1% ±7.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$375,000 ±$29,145	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,132 ±$74	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±5	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 Colusa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,720 ±419	57.2% ±6.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,360 ±386	36.3% ±5.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 210	0% to 3.2%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 252	0% to 3.9%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	103 to 317	1.6% to 4.9%	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 Colusa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,249 ±416	65.3% ±6.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	618 ±189	9.5% ±2.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 120	0.2% to 1.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,571 ±434	24.2% ±6.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	260 to 1,084	4.0% to 16.7%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	899 ±232	13.8% ±3.6	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%.

Colusa city among the places of California

599th 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 Colusa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Desert Palms CDP	6,579 ±862
Jamul CDP	6,574 ±978
Calipatria city	6,548 ±25
Lake Mathews CDP	6,527 ±1,424
Huron city	6,519 ±25
Colusa city	6,505 ±97
Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP	6,473 ±654
Wilton CDP	6,433 ±1,013
Aptos CDP	6,404 ±829
El Rio CDP	6,368 ±964
Joshua Tree CDP	6,234 ±1,012

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 125 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 130 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 134 Places in California by median age
No. 207 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 270 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

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