Demographics of Pinole city, California

Pinole city, California had 18,543 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −456 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pinole city, in four figures

18,543
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,761 ±40.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −456 people.; 44.7 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $127,717 ±$13,982
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.

Pinole city, California's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pinole 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

Pinole city, California's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pinole 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	18,999	100.0	100.0
2021	18,876	99.4	100.2
2022	18,684	98.3	100.7
2023	18,595	97.9	101.6
2024	18,619	98.0	102.5
2025	18,543	97.6	103.1

Population of Pinole city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,999	—
2021	18,876	−123
2022	18,684	−192
2023	18,595	−89
2024	18,619	+24
2025	18,543	−76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±1.6: for men 43.1 ±2.7 and for women 46.7 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pinole city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	682 ±207	3.6% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,261 ±402	12.1% ±2.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,383 ±338	7.4% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,212 ±596	27.8% ±3.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,753 ±494	25.3% ±2.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,470 ±573	23.8% ±3.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $127,717 ±$13,982, and income per person $51,487 ±$3,598, 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 Pinole city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	569 ±207	8.6% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	633 ±168	9.6% ±2.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	508 ±161	7.7% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	644 ±204	9.8% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,697 ±445	25.8% ±6.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,047 ±212	15.9% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,490 ±232	22.6% ±3.3	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 Pinole city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,289 ±365	6.9% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	54 to 190	2.0% to 6.5%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	656 ±222	6.7% ±2.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	511 ±162	8.6% ±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 Pinole city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pinole city	California	United States
Housing units	7,056 ±409	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±7.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 10.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±3.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$718,600 ±$28,609	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,700 ±$233	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Pinole city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,380 ±782	28.7% ±4.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,479 ±732	29.2% ±3.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,685 ±414	9.0% ±2.2	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,111 ±828	27.2% ±4.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 123	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,006 ±306	5.4% ±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 Pinole city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	9,528 ±820	50.8% ±4.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,454 ±479	13.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	429 ±197	2.3% ±1.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,350 ±766	33.8% ±4.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,625 ±623	24.7% ±3.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,725 ±553	9.2% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pinole city among the places of California

365th 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 Pinole city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hermosa Beach city	19,063 ±29
Chowchilla city	19,020 ±25
Coronado city	19,015 ±39
Rosedale CDP	18,877 ±1,640
Santa Fe Springs city	18,871 ±53
Pinole city	18,761 ±40
Stanford CDP	18,662 ±967
Arcata city	18,607 ±32
Valle Vista CDP	18,602 ±2,216
Phelan CDP	18,496 ±2,229
Olivehurst CDP	18,444 ±1,334

Rankings this appears in

No. 23 Places in California by median rent
No. 39 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 40 Places in California by median age
No. 47 Places by median rent
No. 65 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 75 Places in California by median household income

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