Demographics of Pacifica city, California

Pacifica city, California had 36,890 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,651 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pacifica city, in four figures

36,890
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 37,261 ±56.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,651 people.; 44.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $160,523 ±$13,153
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.

Pacifica city, California's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pacifica 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Pacifica city, California's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pacifica 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	38,541	100.0	100.0
2021	37,177	96.5	100.2
2022	36,721	95.3	100.7
2023	36,742	95.3	101.6
2024	36,917	95.8	102.5
2025	36,890	95.7	103.1

Population of Pacifica city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	38,541	—
2021	37,177	−1,364
2022	36,721	−456
2023	36,742	+21
2024	36,917	+175
2025	36,890	−27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±1.4: for men 43.6 ±1.7 and for women 45.6 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pacifica city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,623 ±291	4.4% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,159 ±567	13.8% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,255 ±380	6.1% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,774 ±770	26.2% ±2.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,838 ±690	29.1% ±1.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,612 ±640	20.4% ±1.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $160,523 ±$13,153, and income per person $73,854 ±$4,083, 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 Pacifica city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	862 ±196	6.2% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	937 ±227	6.7% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,366 ±335	9.8% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,182 ±273	8.5% ±1.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,363 ±351	17.0% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,945 ±307	14.0% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,260 ±367	37.8% ±2.4	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 Pacifica city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,143 ±429	5.8% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	124 to 388	1.9% to 5.8%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,105 ±232	5.5% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	782 ±271	7.7% ±2.6	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 Pacifica city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pacifica city	California	United States
Housing units	14,665 ±399	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±1.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.7% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.3% ±2.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,249,800 ±$35,515	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,098 ±$184	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±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 Pacifica city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,286 ±913	19.6% ±2.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,528 ±949	47.0% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	188 to 684	0.5% to 1.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,102 ±781	21.7% ±2.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	266 to 964	0.7% to 2.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	113 to 419	0.3% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,013 ±588	8.1% ±1.6	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 Pacifica city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	21,341 ±862	57.3% ±2.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,770 ±641	18.2% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	901 ±259	2.4% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,249 ±740	22.1% ±2.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,240 ±540	16.7% ±1.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,009 ±450	5.4% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pacifica city among the places of California

228th 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 Pacifica city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bell Gardens city	38,229 ±40
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

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pacifica 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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026