Demographics of Firebaugh city, California

Firebaugh city, California had 8,774 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +637 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Firebaugh city, in four figures

8,774
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,392 ±39.; +7.8%
Change since July 2020: +637 people.; 31.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,734 ±$3,941
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.

Firebaugh city, California's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Firebaugh 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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Firebaugh city, California's population grew 7.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Firebaugh 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	8,137	100.0	100.0
2021	8,325	102.3	100.2
2022	8,521	104.7	100.7
2023	8,549	105.1	101.6
2024	8,637	106.1	102.5
2025	8,774	107.8	103.1

Population of Firebaugh city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,137	—
2021	8,325	+188
2022	8,521	+196
2023	8,549	+28
2024	8,637	+88
2025	8,774	+137

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.4 ±4.1: for men 30.8 ±7.5 and for women 31.7 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Firebaugh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	602 ±289	7.2% ±3.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,344 ±430	27.9% ±5.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	928 ±236	11.1% ±2.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,703 ±331	20.3% ±3.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,852 ±370	22.1% ±4.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	963 ±271	11.5% ±3.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,734 ±$3,941, and income per person $16,590 ±$2,360, 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 Firebaugh city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	634 ±223	25.7% ±8.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	731 ±246	29.6% ±9.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	618 ±228	25.0% ±8.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	41 to 251	1.7% to 10.1%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	123 to 399	5.1% to 16.1%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10 to 108	0.4% to 4.4%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 41	0% to 1.7%	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 Firebaugh city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,070 ±906	36.6% ±10.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,416 ±512	48.1% ±13.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,424 ±346	33.9% ±6.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	86 to 374	8.0% to 29.0%	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 Firebaugh city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Firebaugh city	California	United States
Housing units	2,614 ±255	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±12.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.2% to 8.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.7% ±8.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.3% ±5.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$242,400 ±$20,564	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$982 ±$111	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	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 Firebaugh city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,039 ±165	95.8% ±1.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	110 to 392	1.3% to 4.7%	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9 to 101	0.1% to 1.2%	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 Firebaugh city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,466 ±475	53.2% ±5.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11 to 197	0.1% to 2.3%	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 260	0% to 3.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,717 ±488	44.3% ±5.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,300 ±311	15.5% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,417 ±444	28.8% ±5.3	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%.

Firebaugh city among the places of California

530th 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 Firebaugh city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Athens CDP	8,726 ±1,076
University of California-Davis CDP	8,696 ±681
Guadalupe city	8,566 ±45
Gonzales city	8,492 ±28
Fort Irwin CDP	8,419 ±1,135
Firebaugh city	8,392 ±39
La Cresta CDP	8,389 ±1,224
Los Altos Hills town	8,377 ±75
Alondra Park CDP	8,373 ±673
Highgrove CDP	8,366 ±1,650
Orland city	8,357 ±29

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