Demographics of La Puente city, California

La Puente city, California had 36,423 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,508 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

La Puente city, in four figures

36,423
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,142 ±60.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,508 people.; 37.9 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,602 ±$6,387
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.

La Puente city, California's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of La Puente 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

La Puente city, California's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of La Puente 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	37,931	100.0	100.0
2021	37,300	98.3	100.2
2022	36,985	97.5	100.7
2023	36,756	96.9	101.6
2024	36,648	96.6	102.5
2025	36,423	96.0	103.1

Population of La Puente city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	37,931	—
2021	37,300	−631
2022	36,985	−315
2023	36,756	−229
2024	36,648	−108
2025	36,423	−225

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±1.7: for men 36.4 ±2.3 and for women 38.7 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in La Puente city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,619 ±326	4.4% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,015 ±516	16.2% ±1.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,439 ±379	9.3% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,721 ±768	28.9% ±2.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,150 ±685	27.3% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,198 ±557	14.0% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,602 ±$6,387, and income per person $27,983 ±$1,213, 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 La Puente city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,138 ±281	11.8% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,759 ±319	18.3% ±3.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,392 ±270	14.5% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,120 ±225	11.6% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,516 ±255	15.8% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,715 ±283	17.8% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	984 ±222	10.2% ±2.3	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 La Puente city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,211 ±920	11.3% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,105 ±281	14.5% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,045 ±455	9.2% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,061 ±324	14.6% ±4.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in La Puente city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	La Puente city	California	United States
Housing units	9,958 ±371	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±1.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±1.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.4% ±3.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.6% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$617,700 ±$11,524	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,849 ±$77	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±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 La Puente city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,814 ±833	80.3% ±2.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	884 ±227	2.4% ±0.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	481 ±228	1.3% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,082 ±702	13.7% ±1.9	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	86 to 816	0.2% to 2.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	73 to 351	0.2% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	88 to 348	0.2% to 0.9%	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 La Puente city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	20,650 ±758	55.6% ±2.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,226 ±322	3.3% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	408 ±178	1.1% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,858 ±772	40.0% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,332 ±655	19.7% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,526 ±673	20.3% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

La Puente city among the places of California

229th 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 La Puente city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Adelanto city	37,964 ±46
Montclair city	37,810 ±61
Monrovia city	37,571 ±63
Wildomar city	37,277 ±75
Pacifica city	37,261 ±56
La Puente city	37,142 ±60
Martinez city	36,903 ±41
Claremont city	36,595 ±55
Foothill Farms CDP	36,435 ±2,231
Orangevale CDP	35,958 ±1,715
Moorpark city	35,854 ±41

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in La Puente city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 33 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 43 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 98 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 111 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 119 Places by foreign-born share
No. 201 Places in California by median age

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