Demographics of Patterson city, California

Patterson city, California had 26,587 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,773 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Patterson city, in four figures

26,587
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,693 ±51.; +11.6%
Change since July 2020: +2,773 people.; 30.9 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,650 ±$15,253
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.

Patterson city, California's population grew 11.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Patterson 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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Patterson city, California's population grew 11.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Patterson 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	23,814	100.0	100.0
2021	24,264	101.9	100.2
2022	24,780	104.1	100.7
2023	25,135	105.5	101.6
2024	25,777	108.2	102.5
2025	26,587	111.6	103.1

Population of Patterson city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,814	—
2021	24,264	+450
2022	24,780	+516
2023	25,135	+355
2024	25,777	+642
2025	26,587	+810

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.9 ±1.6: for men 31.2 ±3.0 and for women 30.7 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Patterson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,614 ±462	10.6% ±1.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,459 ±702	22.1% ±2.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,510 ±428	10.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,004 ±691	28.4% ±2.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,589 ±493	18.6% ±2.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,517 ±359	10.2% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,650 ±$15,253, and income per person $30,150 ±$2,818, 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 Patterson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	628 ±227	9.6% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	880 ±305	13.5% ±4.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,047 ±288	16.0% ±4.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	856 ±339	13.1% ±5.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,544 ±281	23.7% ±4.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	839 ±258	12.9% ±3.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	731 ±255	11.2% ±3.9	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 Patterson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,217 ±626	9.0% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	826 ±273	10.3% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	871 ±261	6.7% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	520 ±231	14.2% ±6.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Patterson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Patterson city	California	United States
Housing units	6,898 ±374	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±2.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±2.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±4.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±4.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$450,200 ±$19,800	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,655 ±$250	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±4	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 Patterson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16,413 ±856	66.5% ±3.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,350 ±884	17.6% ±3.6	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,216 ±480	4.9% ±1.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,194 ±457	4.8% ±1.9	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	179 to 717	0.7% to 2.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	85 to 415	0.3% to 1.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	384 to 1,258	1.6% to 5.1%	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 Patterson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,129 ±670	69.4% ±2.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,692 ±407	6.9% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	130 to 528	0.5% to 2.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,543 ±664	22.4% ±2.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,558 ±417	10.4% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,985 ±597	12.1% ±2.4	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%.

Patterson city among the places of California

308th 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 Patterson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Linda CDP	23,871 ±1,477
Ladera Ranch CDP	23,793 ±1,273

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Patterson 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