Demographics of Pico Rivera city, California

Pico Rivera city, California had 58,915 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,955 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pico Rivera city, in four figures

58,915
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 60,272 ±78.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −2,955 people.; 40.4 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,201 ±$8,138
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.

Pico Rivera city, California's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pico Rivera 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

Pico Rivera city, California's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pico Rivera 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	61,870	100.0	100.0
2021	60,660	98.0	100.2
2022	59,980	96.9	100.7
2023	59,544	96.2	101.6
2024	59,330	95.9	102.5
2025	58,915	95.2	103.1

Population of Pico Rivera city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	61,870	—
2021	60,660	−1,210
2022	59,980	−680
2023	59,544	−436
2024	59,330	−214
2025	58,915	−415

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±1.2: for men 39.9 ±2.0 and for women 40.8 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pico Rivera city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,504 ±380	4.2% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,029 ±743	16.6% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,999 ±590	10.0% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,138 ±897	25.1% ±1.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,658 ±971	26.0% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,944 ±790	18.2% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,201 ±$8,138, and income per person $32,082 ±$1,963, 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 Pico Rivera city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,488 ±527	14.8% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,118 ±324	12.6% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,784 ±396	16.5% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,003 ±313	11.9% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,143 ±391	18.6% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,009 ±279	11.9% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,321 ±377	13.8% ±2.2	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 Pico Rivera city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,166 ±1,228	10.3% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,506 ±398	12.3% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,671 ±589	8.1% ±1.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,989 ±564	13.7% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pico Rivera city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pico Rivera city	California	United States
Housing units	17,352 ±520	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±1.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.5% ±2.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.5% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$648,600 ±$11,954	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,786 ±$63	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±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 Pico Rivera city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	54,329 ±1,151	90.1% ±1.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,553 ±615	4.2% ±1.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	413 to 1,367	0.7% to 2.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,059 ±789	3.4% ±1.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 414	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	73 to 341	0.1% to 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 Pico Rivera city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	38,707 ±1,247	64.2% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,545 ±465	4.2% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	792 ±276	1.3% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,228 ±1,237	30.2% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,560 ±1,022	17.5% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,668 ±909	12.7% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pico Rivera city among the places of California

154th 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 Pico Rivera city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Encinitas city	61,480 ±51
Montebello city	61,045 ±41
La Mesa city	60,797 ±45
Florence-Graham CDP	60,690 ±2,509
San Rafael city	60,433 ±83
Pico Rivera city	60,272 ±78
Hanford city	59,754 ±54
Gardena city	59,422 ±53
Santee city	59,332 ±83
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pico Rivera city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 21 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 113 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 116 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 136 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 141 Places in California by median age

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