Demographics of Norco city, California

Norco city, California had 25,081 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −314 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Norco city, in four figures

25,081
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,054 ±118.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −314 people.; 40.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $127,566 ±$7,447
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.

Norco city, California's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Norco 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

Norco city, California's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Norco 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	25,395	100.0	100.0
2021	24,604	96.9	100.2
2022	24,586	96.8	100.7
2023	25,478	100.3	101.6
2024	25,171	99.1	102.5
2025	25,081	98.8	103.1

Population of Norco city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,395	—
2021	24,604	−791
2022	24,586	−18
2023	25,478	+892
2024	25,171	−307
2025	25,081	−90

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±1.8: for men 40.1 ±1.6 and for women 40.8 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Norco city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,350 ±285	5.4% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,746 ±458	15.0% ±1.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,816 ±269	7.2% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,222 ±538	28.8% ±2.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,023 ±533	28.0% ±2.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,897 ±376	15.6% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $127,566 ±$7,447, and income per person $41,497 ±$2,568, 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 Norco city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	501 ±128	7.6% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	722 ±169	10.9% ±2.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	551 ±132	8.3% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	776 ±181	11.7% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,287 ±199	19.5% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,198 ±212	18.1% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,581 ±224	23.9% ±3.2	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 Norco city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,246 ±363	5.6% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	21 to 157	0.4% to 3.1%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	756 ±288	6.5% ±2.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	401 ±131	7.4% ±2.3	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 Norco city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norco city	California	United States
Housing units	6,842 ±267	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±1.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.1% ±3.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.9% ±3.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$782,400 ±$26,417	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,925 ±$222	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	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 Norco city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,598 ±793	42.3% ±3.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,520 ±783	46.0% ±3.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	724 ±168	2.9% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	902 ±277	3.6% ±1.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 103	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 82	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 145	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,139 ±302	4.5% ±1.2	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 Norco city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,207 ±642	68.7% ±2.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,039 ±546	16.1% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	191 ±91	0.8% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,617 ±555	14.4% ±2.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,154 ±349	8.6% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,463 ±364	5.8% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Norco city among the places of California

306th 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 Norco city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dinuba city	25,475 ±27
Lafayette city	25,285 ±35
Riverbank city	25,166 ±91
Loma Linda city	25,122 ±37
Barstow city	25,100 ±70
Norco city	25,054 ±118
Seal Beach city	24,722 ±41
Patterson city	24,693 ±51
Selma city	24,659 ±47
Maywood city	24,317 ±31
Bay Point CDP	24,231 ±2,095

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Norco 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