Demographics of Fort Bragg city, California

Fort Bragg city, California had 6,946 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −25 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fort Bragg city, in four figures

6,946
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,032 ±37.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −25 people.; 49.0 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,481 ±$11,687
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.

Fort Bragg city, California's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fort Bragg 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

Fort Bragg city, California's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fort Bragg 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	6,971	100.0	100.0
2021	7,028	100.8	100.2
2022	6,986	100.2	100.7
2023	6,986	100.2	101.6
2024	7,024	100.8	102.5
2025	6,946	99.6	103.1

Population of Fort Bragg city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,971	—
2021	7,028	+57
2022	6,986	−42
2023	6,986	0
2024	7,024	+38
2025	6,946	−78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.0 ±4.2: for men 45.3 ±3.7 and for women 51.3 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fort Bragg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	305 ±131	4.3% ±1.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,202 ±313	17.1% ±4.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	273 ±129	3.9% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,389 ±276	19.8% ±3.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,196 ±342	31.2% ±4.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,667 ±280	23.7% ±4.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,481 ±$11,687, and income per person $36,330 ±$4,739, 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 Fort Bragg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	611 ±161	19.5% ±5.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	756 ±207	24.1% ±6.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	547 ±172	17.4% ±5.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	517 ±143	16.5% ±4.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	136 to 414	4.4% to 13.2%	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	133 to 427	4.3% to 13.6%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	149 ±71	4.8% ±2.2	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 Fort Bragg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,251 ±330	18.2% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	300 ±137	21.2% ±7.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	659 ±173	20.7% ±5.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	292 ±121	12.8% ±5.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fort Bragg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Bragg city	California	United States
Housing units	3,645 ±234	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±2.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±4.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.3% ±6.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.7% ±4.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$535,400 ±$45,543	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,290 ±$131	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±4	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 Fort Bragg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,139 ±368	30.4% ±5.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,178 ±400	59.4% ±5.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 99	0% to 1.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36 to 230	0.5% to 3.3%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 152	0% to 2.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	433 ±152	6.2% ±2.2	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 Fort Bragg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,818 ±380	68.5% ±5.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,037 ±218	14.7% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 287	0.7% to 4.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,010 ±318	14.4% ±4.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	449 ±150	6.4% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	561 ±237	8.0% ±3.4	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%.

Fort Bragg city among the places of California

579th 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 Fort Bragg city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rancho Calaveras CDP	7,131 ±968
Oceano CDP	7,128 ±951
Taft city	7,125 ±17
Fowler city	7,094 ±25
Piñon Hills CDP	7,065 ±873
Fort Bragg city	7,032 ±37
Atherton town	6,993 ±21
Silver Lakes CDP	6,977 ±1,110
San Martin CDP	6,954 ±805
Kentfield CDP	6,900 ±630
Contra Costa Centre CDP	6,893 ±729

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in California by median age
No. 16 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 273 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 303 Places in California by per capita income
No. 333 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 348 Places in California by median home value

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