Demographics of Exeter city, California

Exeter city, California had 10,122 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −197 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Exeter city, in four figures

10,122
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,258 ±32.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −197 people.; 34.8 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,769 ±$10,547
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.

Exeter city, California's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Exeter 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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Exeter city, California's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Exeter 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	10,319	100.0	100.0
2021	10,311	99.9	100.2
2022	10,257	99.4	100.7
2023	10,223	99.1	101.6
2024	10,191	98.8	102.5
2025	10,122	98.1	103.1

Population of Exeter city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,319	—
2021	10,311	−8
2022	10,257	−54
2023	10,223	−34
2024	10,191	−32
2025	10,122	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±2.8: for men 34.6 ±3.9 and for women 35.0 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Exeter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	489 ±185	4.8% ±1.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,456 ±453	23.9% ±4.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	924 ±250	9.0% ±2.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,826 ±406	27.5% ±4.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,135 ±305	20.8% ±3.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,428 ±258	13.9% ±2.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,769 ±$10,547, and income per person $35,768 ±$9,707, 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 Exeter city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	450 ±139	13.8% ±4.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	551 ±181	16.9% ±5.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	614 ±186	18.8% ±5.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	542 ±167	16.6% ±5.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	528 ±190	16.2% ±5.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	304 ±125	9.3% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	273 ±121	8.4% ±3.7	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 Exeter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,455 ±480	14.2% ±4.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	533 ±233	18.1% ±7.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	759 ±263	13.8% ±4.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	163 ±67	9.1% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Exeter city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Exeter city	California	United States
Housing units	3,515 ±287	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±10.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 11.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.7% ±6.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.3% ±5.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$307,600 ±$30,923	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,286 ±$113	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Exeter city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,000 ±701	58.5% ±6.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,734 ±733	36.4% ±7.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 712	0.1% to 6.9%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	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 75	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	32 to 178	0.3% to 1.7%	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 Exeter city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,911 ±382	77.1% ±3.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,153 ±238	11.2% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,185 ±395	11.6% ±3.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	329 ±107	3.2% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	856 ±342	8.3% ±3.3	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%.

Exeter city among the places of California

491st 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 Exeter city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Home Gardens CDP	10,506 ±1,122
Alum Rock CDP	10,440 ±1,158
Malibu city	10,421 ±44
Farmersville city	10,397 ±59
Shasta Lake city	10,311 ±30
Exeter city	10,258 ±32
San Diego Country Estates CDP	10,223 ±949
Country Club CDP	10,161 ±1,185
Potomac Park CDP	10,138 ±1,494
Blackhawk CDP	10,137 ±958
Rio Vista city	10,102 ±57

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