Demographics of Milpitas city, California

Milpitas city, California had 78,596 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,213 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Milpitas city, in four figures

78,596
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 78,578 ±64.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −1,213 people.; 36.8 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $178,798 ±$10,931
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.

Milpitas city, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milpitas 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

Milpitas city, California's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milpitas 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	79,809	100.0	100.0
2021	77,562	97.2	100.2
2022	77,499	97.1	100.7
2023	78,181	98.0	101.6
2024	78,737	98.7	102.5
2025	78,596	98.5	103.1

Population of Milpitas city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	79,809	—
2021	77,562	−2,247
2022	77,499	−63
2023	78,181	+682
2024	78,737	+556
2025	78,596	−141

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±0.7: for men 36.3 ±0.9 and for women 37.4 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milpitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	3,985 ±453	5.1% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,937 ±860	15.2% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,875 ±609	7.5% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,672 ±1,314	35.2% ±1.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,212 ±941	23.2% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,897 ±730	13.9% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $178,798 ±$10,931, and income per person $69,335 ±$3,040, 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 Milpitas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,948 ±403	7.8% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,561 ±300	6.2% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,503 ±301	6.0% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,931 ±337	7.7% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,593 ±462	14.3% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,559 ±501	14.2% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,971 ±706	43.8% ±2.7	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 Milpitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,510 ±844	5.9% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	790 ±326	5.0% ±2.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,193 ±468	4.8% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,527 ±393	10.1% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Milpitas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milpitas city	California	United States
Housing units	26,040 ±545	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.4% ±2.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.6% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,251,700 ±$39,478	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,120 ±$150	$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 Milpitas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,531 ±1,286	13.4% ±1.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,920 ±1,099	10.1% ±1.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,433 ±475	1.8% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	56,160 ±1,785	71.5% ±2.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 218	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	24 to 170	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	121 to 377	0.2% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,065 ±470	2.6% ±0.6	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 Milpitas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	27,630 ±1,253	35.2% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,087 ±733	7.7% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,317 ±453	1.7% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43,544 ±1,274	55.4% ±1.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23,736 ±1,113	30.2% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19,808 ±1,473	25.2% ±1.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Milpitas city among the places of California

112th 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 Milpitas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Alhambra city	81,022 ±126
Perris city	80,511 ±83
Lakewood city	79,850 ±71
Upland city	79,257 ±70
Tustin city	78,981 ±61
Milpitas city	78,578 ±64
Napa city	78,239 ±71
Chino Hills city	77,927 ±59
Alameda city	77,238 ±40
Pleasanton city	76,960 ±34
Carmichael CDP	76,948 ±2,489

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Milpitas 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