Demographics of Cudahy city, California

Cudahy city, California had 21,445 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,274 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cudahy city, in four figures

21,445
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,087 ±27.; −5.6%
Change since July 2020: −1,274 people.; 30.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,615 ±$5,114
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.

Cudahy city, California's population shrank 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cudahy 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

Cudahy city, California's population shrank 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cudahy 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	22,719	100.0	100.0
2021	22,240	97.9	100.2
2022	21,978	96.7	100.7
2023	21,817	96.0	101.6
2024	21,671	95.4	102.5
2025	21,445	94.4	103.1

Population of Cudahy city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,719	—
2021	22,240	−479
2022	21,978	−262
2023	21,817	−161
2024	21,671	−146
2025	21,445	−226

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.7 ±0.9: for men 29.7 ±2.2 and for women 31.0 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cudahy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,483 ±358	6.7% ±1.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,484 ±530	20.3% ±2.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,679 ±402	12.1% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,566 ±613	29.7% ±2.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,986 ±510	22.6% ±2.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,889 ±317	8.6% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,615 ±$5,114, and income per person $18,968 ±$1,476, 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 Cudahy city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,049 ±261	18.1% ±4.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,498 ±295	25.9% ±4.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,219 ±237	21.1% ±4.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	793 ±215	13.7% ±3.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	818 ±204	14.1% ±3.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	310 ±116	5.4% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	39 to 161	0.7% to 2.8%	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 Cudahy city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,316 ±961	28.7% ±4.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,526 ±499	42.5% ±6.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,092 ±496	23.3% ±3.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	698 ±224	25.2% ±7.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cudahy city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cudahy city	California	United States
Housing units	5,925 ±282	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.7% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.3% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	14.2% ±2.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	85.8% ±3.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$494,100 ±$223,884	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,711 ±$61	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Cudahy city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,440 ±262	97.1% ±1.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	516 ±234	2.3% ±1.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9 to 157	< 0.1% to 0.7%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.2%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	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 Cudahy city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	12,356 ±586	55.9% ±2.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	109 to 403	0.5% to 1.8%	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	57 to 227	0.3% to 1.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,333 ±584	42.3% ±2.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,460 ±390	11.1% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,873 ±613	31.1% ±2.8	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%.

Cudahy city among the places of California

331st 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 Cudahy city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lakeside CDP (San Diego County)	22,447 ±1,828
Ashland CDP	22,210 ±1,393
Duarte city	22,184 ±39
West Carson CDP	22,143 ±1,751
Winter Gardens CDP	22,131 ±1,892
Cudahy city	22,087 ±27
Yucca Valley town	21,770 ±48
American Canyon city	21,691 ±71
Willowbrook CDP	21,681 ±1,636
Granite Bay CDP	21,673 ±1,334
Port Hueneme city	21,582 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 6 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 34 Places by poverty rate
No. 71 Places by foreign-born 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