Demographics of San Pablo city, California

San Pablo city, California had 31,678 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −448 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

San Pablo city, in four figures

31,678
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 31,720 ±42.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −448 people.; 34.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,478 ±$3,342
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.

San Pablo city, California's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of San Pablo 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

San Pablo city, California's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of San Pablo 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	32,126	100.0	100.0
2021	31,915	99.3	100.2
2022	31,627	98.4	100.7
2023	31,476	98.0	101.6
2024	31,602	98.4	102.5
2025	31,678	98.6	103.1

Population of San Pablo city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,126	—
2021	31,915	−211
2022	31,627	−288
2023	31,476	−151
2024	31,602	+126
2025	31,678	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±1.6: for men 33.0 ±2.4 and for women 36.7 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in San Pablo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,722 ±321	5.4% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,339 ±765	20.0% ±2.4	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,202 ±484	10.1% ±1.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,953 ±853	31.4% ±2.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,854 ±624	21.6% ±2.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,650 ±428	11.5% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,478 ±$3,342, and income per person $30,103 ±$1,795, 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 San Pablo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	996 ±246	10.2% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,779 ±407	18.3% ±4.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,718 ±385	17.6% ±3.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,722 ±386	17.7% ±3.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,755 ±317	18.0% ±3.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,055 ±266	10.8% ±2.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	718 ±210	7.4% ±2.1	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 San Pablo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,917 ±938	12.6% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,257 ±479	16.1% ±5.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,910 ±443	10.5% ±2.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	750 ±263	14.7% ±4.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in San Pablo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Pablo city	California	United States
Housing units	9,943 ±457	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.0% ±1.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.9% to 3.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.0% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.0% ±3.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$551,700 ±$24,624	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,018 ±$118	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±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 San Pablo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,978 ±1,374	59.8% ±4.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,800 ±555	8.8% ±1.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,193 ±924	10.1% ±2.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,695 ±1,017	14.8% ±3.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	151 to 781	0.5% to 2.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	748 to 2,366	2.4% to 7.5%	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 San Pablo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	14,723 ±1,102	46.4% ±3.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,167 ±374	6.8% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	794 ±280	2.5% ±0.9	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,036 ±1,052	44.2% ±3.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,155 ±642	16.3% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,881 ±998	28.0% ±3.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

San Pablo city among the places of California

257th 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 San Pablo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bell city	32,476 ±39
Atwater city	32,162 ±43
Fallbrook CDP	32,112 ±2,062
Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)	31,969 ±2,236
Seaside city	31,814 ±40
San Pablo city	31,720 ±42
Beverly Hills city	31,624 ±30
Orcutt CDP	31,454 ±1,864
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city	31,446 ±51
Santa Paula city	31,376 ±31
Banning city	31,093 ±83

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in San Pablo city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 51 Places by foreign-born share
No. 69 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 125 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 187 Places in California by median rent
No. 268 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

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