Demographics of Piñon Hills CDP, California

Piñon Hills CDP, California had 7,065 ±873 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Piñon Hills CDP, in four figures

7,065 ±873
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 578th
Among California's places: Of 661 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 38.7 ±6.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,289 ±$14,569
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±6.0: for men 38.2 ±3.9 and for women 40.9 ±10.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Piñon Hills CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	467 ±178	6.6% ±2.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,086 ±286	15.4% ±3.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	190 to 648	2.8% to 9.1%	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,816 ±359	25.7% ±4.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,785 ±357	25.3% ±4.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,492 ±347	21.1% ±4.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,289 ±$14,569, and income per person $34,613 ±$14,411, 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 Piñon Hills CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	558 ±205	24.0% ±8.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	425 ±166	18.3% ±6.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	173 to 565	7.6% to 24.1%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	83 to 333	3.6% to 14.3%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	310 ±140	13.3% ±5.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	158 to 478	13.7% ±6.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	43 to 229	1.9% to 9.8%	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 Piñon Hills CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,312 ±510	18.6% ±6.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	72 to 378	5.5% to 23.5%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	668 ±321	20.0% ±9.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	204 to 634	19.3% ±8.7	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 Piñon Hills CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Piñon Hills CDP	California	United States
Housing units	2,615 ±203	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±5.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±4.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±6.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±6.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$440,600 ±$37,247	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,672 ±$292	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±5	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 Piñon Hills CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,399 ±767	48.1% ±9.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,975 ±552	42.1% ±5.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	203 to 719	3.0% to 10.1%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 1.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 1.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 346	0% to 4.9%	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 Piñon Hills CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	4,508 ±766	63.8% ±7.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,026 ±295	14.5% ±3.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 265	0.1% to 3.7%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,395 ±373	19.7% ±4.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	649 ±192	9.2% ±2.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	746 ±300	10.6% ±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%.

Piñon Hills CDP among the places of California

578th 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 Piñon Hills CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Foothills CDP	7,139 ±1,022
Rancho Calaveras CDP	7,131 ±968
Oceano CDP	7,128 ±951
Taft city	7,125 ±17
Fowler city	7,094 ±25
Piñon Hills CDP	7,065 ±873
Fort Bragg city	7,032 ±37
Atherton town	6,993 ±21
Silver Lakes CDP	6,977 ±1,110
San Martin CDP	6,954 ±805
Kentfield CDP	6,900 ±630

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 64 Places in California by median age
No. 150 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 214 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 216 Places in California by per capita 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