Demographics of Commerce city, California

Commerce city, California had 11,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −631 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Commerce city, in four figures

11,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,993 ±26.; −5.1%
Change since July 2020: −631 people.; 35.6 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,064 ±$8,483
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.

Commerce city, California's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Commerce 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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The figures

Commerce city, California's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Commerce 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	12,319	100.0	100.0
2021	12,053	97.8	100.2
2022	11,871	96.4	100.7
2023	11,821	96.0	101.6
2024	11,807	95.8	102.5
2025	11,688	94.9	103.1

Population of Commerce city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,319	—
2021	12,053	−266
2022	11,871	−182
2023	11,821	−50
2024	11,807	−14
2025	11,688	−119

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±2.9: for men 34.4 ±5.1 and for women 35.9 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Commerce city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	642 ±176	5.4% ±1.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,110 ±347	17.6% ±2.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,012 ±249	8.4% ±2.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,353 ±448	28.0% ±3.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,712 ±383	22.6% ±3.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,164 ±380	18.0% ±3.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,064 ±$8,483, and income per person $26,210 ±$2,333, 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 Commerce city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	656 ±180	19.8% ±5.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	341 ±137	10.3% ±4.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	602 ±209	18.2% ±6.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	496 ±179	15.0% ±5.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	575 ±149	17.4% ±4.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	333 ±126	10.1% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	304 ±134	9.2% ±4.0	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 Commerce city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,476 ±536	12.4% ±4.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	391 ±175	14.7% ±6.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	688 ±310	10.8% ±4.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	397 ±140	13.7% ±4.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Commerce city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Commerce city	California	United States
Housing units	3,381 ±195	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.8% ±7.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 4.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±5.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±6.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$598,700 ±$28,481	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,549 ±$146	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	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 Commerce city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,629 ±142	97.0% ±1.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39 to 169	0.3% to 1.4%	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 113	0.1% to 0.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 193	0.1% to 1.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 126	0% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 0.9%	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 Commerce city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,056 ±544	58.8% ±4.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	356 ±145	3.0% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 319	0.2% to 2.7%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,409 ±558	36.8% ±4.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,314 ±454	19.3% ±3.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,095 ±511	17.5% ±4.3	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%.

Commerce city among the places of California

451st 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 Commerce city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Marino city	12,216 ±35
University of California-Santa Barbara CDP	12,121 ±523
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	12,085 ±1,077
Scotts Valley city	12,044 ±46
Muscoy CDP	12,025 ±1,382
Commerce city	11,993 ±26
Rancho Mission Viejo CDP	11,971 ±1,063
Tehachapi city	11,946 ±42
Winton CDP	11,797 ±1,322
Los Alamitos city	11,794 ±42
Rossmoor CDP	11,532 ±1,171

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