Demographics of Lindsay city, California

Lindsay city, California had 12,578 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −82 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lindsay city, in four figures

12,578
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,643 ±24.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −82 people.; 31.0 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,201 ±$9,000
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.

Lindsay city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lindsay 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

Lindsay city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lindsay 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	12,660	100.0	100.0
2021	12,623	99.7	100.2
2022	12,574	99.3	100.7
2023	12,603	99.5	101.6
2024	12,647	99.9	102.5
2025	12,578	99.4	103.1

Population of Lindsay city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,660	—
2021	12,623	−37
2022	12,574	−49
2023	12,603	+29
2024	12,647	+44
2025	12,578	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.0 ±2.7: for men 29.0 ±3.9 and for women 32.4 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lindsay city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	771 ±259	6.1% ±2.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,322 ±526	26.3% ±4.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,271 ±314	10.1% ±2.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,979 ±468	23.6% ±3.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,952 ±529	23.3% ±4.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,348 ±336	10.7% ±2.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,201 ±$9,000, and income per person $20,514 ±$4,340, 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 Lindsay city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	881 ±293	24.3% ±7.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	814 ±225	22.4% ±5.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,006 ±356	27.7% ±9.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	303 ±132	8.3% ±3.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	287 ±127	7.9% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	114 to 356	3.2% to 9.8%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 220	0% to 6.1%	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 Lindsay city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,143 ±1,085	33.1% ±8.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,945 ±491	48.1% ±9.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,752 ±538	26.0% ±7.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	201 to 691	12.9% to 38.3%	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 Lindsay city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lindsay city	California	United States
Housing units	3,722 ±337	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±12.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 4.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.5% ±6.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.5% ±9.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$286,400 ±$26,608	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,009 ±$97	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Lindsay city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,230 ±414	88.8% ±3.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,171 ±388	9.3% ±3.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 97	0% to 0.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 261	0% to 2.1%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 125	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	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 Lindsay city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,892 ±558	62.4% ±4.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	279 to 833	2.2% to 6.6%	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 534	0.5% to 4.2%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,894 ±508	30.8% ±4.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,607 ±446	12.7% ±3.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,287 ±411	18.1% ±3.3	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%.

Lindsay city among the places of California

439th 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 Lindsay city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Solana Beach city	12,823 ±31
Kingsburg city	12,755 ±45
Marysville city	12,726 ±23
San Anselmo town	12,679 ±37
Bonita CDP	12,652 ±1,680
Lindsay city	12,643 ±24
Grover Beach city	12,604 ±45
Avocado Heights CDP	12,593 ±1,155
Mendota city	12,577 ±44
Fortuna city	12,326 ±58
Newman city	12,316 ±34

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 8 Places by poverty rate
No. 21 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 87 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 364 Places in California by homeownership rate

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