Demographics of Fremont city, California

Fremont city, California had 226,442 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,004 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fremont city, in four figures

226,442
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 228,295 ±110.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −4,004 people.; 39.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $181,506 ±$3,676
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.

Fremont city, California's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fremont 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

Fremont city, California's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fremont 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	230,446	100.0	100.0
2021	227,976	98.9	100.2
2022	226,975	98.5	100.7
2023	226,837	98.4	101.6
2024	226,738	98.4	102.5
2025	226,442	98.3	103.1

Population of Fremont city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	230,446	—
2021	227,976	−2,470
2022	226,975	−1,001
2023	226,837	−138
2024	226,738	−99
2025	226,442	−296

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±0.4: for men 38.8 ±0.4 and for women 39.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fremont city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	12,482 ±836	5.5% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	38,419 ±1,399	16.8% ±0.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,677 ±874	5.6% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	73,172 ±1,928	32.1% ±0.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	59,509 ±1,579	26.1% ±0.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,036 ±1,311	14.0% ±0.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $181,506 ±$3,676, and income per person $77,049 ±$1,684, 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 Fremont city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,897 ±571	6.3% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,862 ±601	6.2% ±0.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,045 ±622	7.7% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,982 ±571	6.4% ±0.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,659 ±817	14.9% ±1.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,667 ±741	13.7% ±0.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34,942 ±1,042	44.8% ±1.2	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 Fremont city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	11,775 ±1,366	5.2% ±0.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,262 ±469	4.5% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,059 ±833	4.6% ±0.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,454 ±507	7.7% ±1.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fremont city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fremont city	California	United States
Housing units	81,579 ±938	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±1.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±1.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,403,800 ±$25,461	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,933 ±$48	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Fremont city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,954 ±2,182	13.1% ±1.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,791 ±2,024	15.7% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,421 ±1,207	2.8% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	145,362 ±2,554	63.7% ±1.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	351 ±113	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,017 ±432	0.4% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	995 ±359	0.4% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,404 ±1,117	3.7% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Fremont city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	89,958 ±2,277	39.4% ±1.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,625 ±1,409	8.6% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,060 ±313	0.9% ±0.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	116,652 ±2,178	51.1% ±1.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	63,433 ±2,023	27.8% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	53,219 ±2,079	23.3% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fremont city among the places of California

16th 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 Fremont city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138
Irvine city	311,690 ±103
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96
Fremont city	228,295 ±110
San Bernardino city	222,724 ±72
Modesto city	219,215 ±93
Fontana city	214,169 ±89
Moreno Valley city	211,666 ±83
Oxnard city	200,928 ±69

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fremont 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

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