Demographics of Parlier city, California

Parlier city, California had 14,622 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +49 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Parlier city, in four figures

14,622
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,507 ±38.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +49 people.; 26.6 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,357 ±$8,048
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.

Parlier city, California's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Parlier 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

Parlier city, California's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Parlier 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	14,573	100.0	100.0
2021	14,568	100.0	100.2
2022	14,544	99.8	100.7
2023	14,544	99.8	101.6
2024	14,620	100.3	102.5
2025	14,622	100.3	103.1

Population of Parlier city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,573	—
2021	14,568	−5
2022	14,544	−24
2023	14,544	0
2024	14,620	+76
2025	14,622	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.6 ±2.2: for men 26.4 ±4.5 and for women 26.6 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Parlier city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,315 ±302	9.1% ±2.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,759 ±502	25.9% ±3.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,753 ±344	12.1% ±2.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,998 ±477	27.6% ±3.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,402 ±373	16.6% ±2.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,280 ±258	8.8% ±1.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,357 ±$8,048, and income per person $17,371 ±$1,937, 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 Parlier city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	837 ±251	23.2% ±6.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	850 ±232	23.6% ±6.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	707 ±207	19.6% ±5.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	568 ±168	15.8% ±4.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	403 ±137	11.2% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 191	1.2% to 5.3%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	45 to 199	1.3% to 5.5%	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 Parlier city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,927 ±861	27.1% ±5.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,953 ±441	38.7% ±6.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,628 ±385	21.8% ±4.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	346 ±166	17.6% ±7.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Parlier city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Parlier city	California	United States
Housing units	3,853 ±246	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±8.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±2.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.9% ±5.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.1% ±8.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$256,400 ±$19,767	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,105 ±$83	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	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 Parlier city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,029 ±311	96.7% ±2.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28 to 366	0.2% to 2.5%	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 478	0% to 3.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 80	< 0.1% to 0.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	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 Parlier city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,041 ±608	55.4% ±4.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	713 ±245	4.9% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	109 to 1,109	0.8% to 7.6%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,144 ±585	35.5% ±4.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,345 ±306	9.3% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,799 ±579	26.2% ±4.0	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%.

Parlier city among the places of California

408th 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 Parlier city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pacific Grove city	14,951 ±32
Discovery Bay CDP	14,911 ±944
Livingston city	14,606 ±39
East Rancho Dominguez CDP	14,603 ±1,790
Red Bluff city	14,549 ±30
Parlier city	14,507 ±38
Alamo CDP	14,488 ±1,348
California City city	14,414 ±40
McFarland city	14,222 ±23
Susanville city	14,177 ±33
Los Osos CDP	14,166 ±1,061

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places by poverty rate
No. 173 Places by foreign-born share

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