Demographics of Gridley city, California

Gridley city, California had 7,258 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −151 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gridley city, in four figures

7,258
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,330 ±24.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −151 people.; 34.1 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,974 ±$10,136
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.

Gridley city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gridley 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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Gridley city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gridley 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	7,409	100.0	100.0
2021	7,351	99.2	100.2
2022	7,256	97.9	100.7
2023	7,294	98.4	101.6
2024	7,314	98.7	102.5
2025	7,258	98.0	103.1

Population of Gridley city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,409	—
2021	7,351	−58
2022	7,256	−95
2023	7,294	+38
2024	7,314	+20
2025	7,258	−56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.1 ±3.7: for men 32.7 ±5.2 and for women 34.5 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gridley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	484 ±158	6.6% ±2.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,702 ±438	23.2% ±6.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	661 ±206	9.0% ±2.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,895 ±338	25.9% ±4.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,657 ±326	22.6% ±4.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	931 ±183	12.7% ±2.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,974 ±$10,136, and income per person $27,510 ±$3,895, 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 Gridley city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	309 ±119	12.5% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	709 ±205	28.6% ±7.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	516 ±204	20.8% ±8.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	245 ±113	9.9% ±4.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	400 ±168	16.2% ±6.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8 to 110	0.3% to 4.4%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	99 to 375	4.1% to 15.1%	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 Gridley city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,288 ±393	17.9% ±5.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	518 ±196	23.7% ±6.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	583 ±184	15.0% ±4.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	85 to 289	8.2% to 24.7%	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 Gridley city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gridley city	California	United States
Housing units	2,720 ±271	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.0% ±3.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.6% ±10.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.4% ±4.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$312,800 ±$29,164	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,176 ±$113	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±7	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 Gridley city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,406 ±610	46.5% ±8.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,466 ±649	47.3% ±8.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 189	0% to 2.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 260	0% to 3.5%	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 38	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	243 ±119	3.3% ±1.6	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 Gridley city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,437 ±434	74.2% ±5.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	591 ±176	8.1% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 26	0% to 0.4%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,293 ±348	17.6% ±4.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	406 ±187	5.5% ±2.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	887 ±288	12.1% ±3.9	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%.

Gridley city among the places of California

566th 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 Gridley city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Paradise town	7,392 ±25
Magalia CDP	7,389 ±1,013
Garnet CDP	7,382 ±1,389
Alta Sierra CDP (Nevada County)	7,361 ±816
Ladera Heights CDP	7,334 ±865
Gridley city	7,330 ±24
Heber CDP	7,312 ±970
Boyes Hot Springs CDP	7,247 ±1,280
Earlimart CDP	7,214 ±980
Mammoth Lakes town	7,214 ±14
Mecca CDP	7,184 ±996

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