Demographics of Downey city, California

Downey city, California had 108,468 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −5,495 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Downey city, in four figures

108,468
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 110,939 ±44.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −5,495 people.; 37.7 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,699 ±$3,748
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.

Downey city, California's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Downey 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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Downey city, California's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Downey 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	113,963	100.0	100.0
2021	111,587	97.9	100.2
2022	110,248	96.7	100.7
2023	109,573	96.1	101.6
2024	109,237	95.9	102.5
2025	108,468	95.2	103.1

Population of Downey city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	113,963	—
2021	111,587	−2,376
2022	110,248	−1,339
2023	109,573	−675
2024	109,237	−336
2025	108,468	−769

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±1.2: for men 36.6 ±1.3 and for women 38.6 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Downey city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	5,434 ±695	4.9% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,230 ±1,157	16.4% ±1.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,211 ±820	9.2% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	31,645 ±1,453	28.5% ±1.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	29,631 ±1,311	26.7% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,788 ±1,044	14.2% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,699 ±$3,748, and income per person $38,523 ±$2,642, 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 Downey city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,184 ±453	9.1% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,902 ±628	14.1% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,891 ±662	16.9% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,167 ±557	14.8% ±1.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,697 ±675	19.2% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,098 ±460	11.8% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,937 ±637	14.2% ±1.8	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 Downey city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	9,867 ±1,375	9.0% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,603 ±531	11.2% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,595 ±824	8.7% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,669 ±315	7.5% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Downey city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Downey city	California	United States
Housing units	35,919 ±684	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.1% ±2.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.9% ±2.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$796,600 ±$15,220	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,937 ±$41	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±1	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 Downey city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	83,493 ±1,617	75.3% ±1.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,097 ±1,435	11.8% ±1.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,762 ±849	3.4% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,080 ±1,347	7.3% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 132	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	38 to 362	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	241 to 791	0.2% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,719 ±451	1.5% ±0.4	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 Downey city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	67,759 ±1,579	61.1% ±1.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,140 ±626	5.5% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,320 ±353	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	35,720 ±1,573	32.2% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23,291 ±1,273	21.0% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,429 ±1,152	11.2% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Downey city among the places of California

59th 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 Downey city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Richmond city	115,505 ±89
Carlsbad city	114,373 ±104
Murrieta city	112,064 ±62
East Los Angeles CDP	111,647 ±3,509
Temecula city	111,167 ±65
Downey city	110,939 ±44
Santa Maria city	110,462 ±74
Costa Mesa city	110,330 ±43
Menifee city	110,305 ±71
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	109,857 ±54
West Covina city	107,037 ±66

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Downey 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