Demographics of Rosemead city, California

Rosemead city, California had 49,410 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,610 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rosemead city, in four figures

49,410
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 50,013 ±95.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,610 people.; 44.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,566 ±$5,485
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.

Rosemead city, California's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rosemead 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

Rosemead city, California's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rosemead 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	51,020	100.0	100.0
2021	50,092	98.2	100.2
2022	49,672	97.4	100.7
2023	49,557	97.1	101.6
2024	49,557	97.1	102.5
2025	49,410	96.8	103.1

Population of Rosemead city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	51,020	—
2021	50,092	−928
2022	49,672	−420
2023	49,557	−115
2024	49,557	0
2025	49,410	−147

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±0.9: for men 41.7 ±1.6 and for women 48.1 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rosemead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,860 ±334	3.7% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,529 ±537	13.1% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,671 ±362	7.3% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,242 ±823	26.5% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,310 ±730	28.6% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,401 ±678	20.8% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,566 ±$5,485, and income per person $28,363 ±$1,343, 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 Rosemead city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,141 ±307	14.8% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,831 ±361	19.6% ±2.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,358 ±345	16.3% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,763 ±261	12.2% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,826 ±353	19.6% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,195 ±227	8.3% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,320 ±193	9.1% ±1.3	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 Rosemead city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	6,784 ±900	13.7% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,439 ±302	17.4% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,278 ±509	11.7% ±1.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,067 ±346	15.4% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rosemead city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rosemead city	California	United States
Housing units	15,447 ±472	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±4.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.6% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.3% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.7% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$807,200 ±$19,447	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,834 ±$59	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±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 Rosemead city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,542 ±1,074	29.1% ±2.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,591 ±262	3.2% ±0.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	148 ±68	0.3% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32,885 ±1,060	65.8% ±2.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	35 to 415	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 239	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 267	0.1% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	182 to 564	0.4% to 1.1%	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 Rosemead city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	18,606 ±828	37.2% ±1.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,460 ±342	2.9% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	324 ±118	0.6% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29,623 ±832	59.2% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19,203 ±773	38.4% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,420 ±1,030	20.8% ±2.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rosemead city among the places of California

187th 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 Rosemead city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Delano city	51,679 ±39
Aliso Viejo city	51,113 ±58
El Dorado Hills CDP	51,026 ±1,880
Glendora city	50,926 ±56
Florin CDP	50,211 ±2,432
Rosemead city	50,013 ±95
Covina city	49,888 ±135
Cypress city	49,498 ±85
Ceres city	49,342 ±44
Azusa city	49,031 ±47
Poway city	48,713 ±102

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Rosemead city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places by foreign-born share
No. 50 Places in California by median age
No. 71 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 177 Places in California by median home value
No. 259 Places in California by median rent

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