Demographics of Fresno city, California

Fresno city, California had 555,549 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,874 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fresno city, in four figures

555,549
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 545,970 ±90.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +12,874 people.; 32.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,991 ±$1,896
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.

Fresno city, California's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fresno 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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Fresno city, California's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fresno 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	542,675	100.0	100.0
2021	544,016	100.2	100.2
2022	546,253	100.7	100.7
2023	550,189	101.4	101.6
2024	555,075	102.3	102.5
2025	555,549	102.4	103.1

Population of Fresno city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	542,675	—
2021	544,016	+1,341
2022	546,253	+2,237
2023	550,189	+3,936
2024	555,075	+4,886
2025	555,549	+474

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.8 ±0.3: for men 32.1 ±0.4 and for women 33.6 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fresno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	39,264 ±1,221	7.2% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	110,468 ±2,525	20.2% ±0.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	54,354 ±1,817	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	162,961 ±2,478	29.8% ±0.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	111,411 ±2,209	20.4% ±0.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	67,512 ±1,888	12.4% ±0.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,991 ±$1,896, and income per person $32,519 ±$728, 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 Fresno city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	34,206 ±1,682	19.0% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	32,091 ±1,718	17.8% ±0.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	28,540 ±1,551	15.8% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	23,415 ±1,451	13.0% ±0.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	31,059 ±1,617	17.2% ±0.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13,983 ±888	7.7% ±0.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17,156 ±1,200	9.5% ±0.7	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 Fresno city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	107,783 ±4,622	20.1% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	40,290 ±1,980	27.4% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	53,073 ±2,496	17.8% ±0.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,420 ±1,152	15.8% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fresno city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fresno city	California	United States
Housing units	189,098 ±1,499	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.1% ±0.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.9% ±1.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$374,800 ±$4,952	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,421 ±$21	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	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 Fresno city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	277,910 ±3,358	50.9% ±0.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	129,967 ±3,027	23.8% ±0.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	35,606 ±1,426	6.5% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77,355 ±2,543	14.2% ±0.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,265 ±459	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	852 ±247	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,344 ±722	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	19,671 ±1,565	3.6% ±0.3	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 Fresno city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	384,905 ±3,331	70.5% ±0.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	50,604 ±1,956	9.3% ±0.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,004 ±704	0.9% ±0.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	105,457 ±3,069	19.3% ±0.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	56,079 ±2,164	10.3% ±0.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	49,378 ±2,567	9.0% ±0.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fresno city among the places of California

4th 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 Fresno city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Los Angeles city	3,857,263 ±151
San Diego city	1,389,526 ±106
San Jose city	990,138 ±103
Fresno city	545,970 ±90
Sacramento city	528,706 ±125
Long Beach city	455,548 ±128
Oakland city	439,418 ±102
Bakersfield city	411,986 ±100
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fresno 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