Demographics of Hanford city, California

Hanford city, California had 62,229 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,687 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hanford city, in four figures

62,229
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 59,754 ±54.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,687 people.; 32.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,461 ±$5,174
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.

Hanford city, California's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hanford 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

Hanford city, California's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hanford 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	59,542	100.0	100.0
2021	59,959	100.7	100.2
2022	59,955	100.7	100.7
2023	60,325	101.3	101.6
2024	61,278	102.9	102.5
2025	62,229	104.5	103.1

Population of Hanford city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	59,542	—
2021	59,959	+417
2022	59,955	−4
2023	60,325	+370
2024	61,278	+953
2025	62,229	+951

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.5 ±1.0: for men 32.1 ±1.5 and for women 33.4 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hanford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,489 ±458	7.5% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,633 ±793	21.1% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,606 ±614	9.4% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,584 ±1,022	29.4% ±1.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,517 ±796	19.3% ±1.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,925 ±643	13.3% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $76,461 ±$5,174, and income per person $33,147 ±$1,391, 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 Hanford city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,041 ±487	15.6% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,522 ±520	18.0% ±2.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,040 ±429	15.6% ±2.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,432 ±358	12.5% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,762 ±506	19.3% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,936 ±331	9.9% ±1.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,785 ±331	9.1% ±1.7	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 Hanford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	8,596 ±1,171	14.5% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,101 ±571	18.2% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,314 ±672	13.5% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,181 ±235	11.5% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hanford city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hanford city	California	United States
Housing units	20,433 ±502	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±3.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$349,400 ±$10,372	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,309 ±$101	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±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 Hanford city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	30,723 ±1,339	51.4% ±2.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,752 ±1,215	34.7% ±2.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,344 ±549	5.6% ±0.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,322 ±379	3.9% ±0.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	120 to 358	0.2% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 161	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 175	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,215 ±455	3.7% ±0.8	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 Hanford city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	40,716 ±1,325	68.1% ±2.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,597 ±979	16.1% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	591 ±204	1.0% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,850 ±987	14.8% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,066 ±474	6.8% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,784 ±890	8.0% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hanford city among the places of California

155th 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 Hanford city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Montebello city	61,045 ±41
La Mesa city	60,797 ±45
Florence-Graham CDP	60,690 ±2,509
San Rafael city	60,433 ±83
Pico Rivera city	60,272 ±78
Hanford city	59,754 ±54
Gardena city	59,422 ±53
Santee city	59,332 ±83
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128
Gilroy city	59,004 ±45

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hanford city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 54 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 166 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 233 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 360 Places in California by median household income
No. 391 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 399 Places in California by per capita income

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