Demographics of Sanger city, California

Sanger city, California had 27,228 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +428 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sanger city, in four figures

27,228
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,699 ±26.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +428 people.; 30.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,500 ±$9,308
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.

Sanger city, California's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sanger 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Sanger city, California's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sanger 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	26,800	100.0	100.0
2021	26,758	99.8	100.2
2022	26,680	99.6	100.7
2023	26,768	99.9	101.6
2024	27,047	100.9	102.5
2025	27,228	101.6	103.1

Population of Sanger city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,800	—
2021	26,758	−42
2022	26,680	−78
2023	26,768	+88
2024	27,047	+279
2025	27,228	+181

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.9 ±1.9: for men 31.2 ±2.8 and for women 30.6 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sanger city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,240 ±449	8.4% ±1.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,640 ±626	21.1% ±2.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,607 ±424	9.8% ±1.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,902 ±723	29.6% ±2.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,476 ±621	20.5% ±2.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,834 ±387	10.6% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,500 ±$9,308, and income per person $27,072 ±$2,123, 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 Sanger city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	933 ±228	12.7% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,462 ±306	20.0% ±4.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,121 ±271	15.3% ±3.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,058 ±206	14.5% ±2.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,405 ±275	19.2% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	724 ±203	9.9% ±2.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	615 ±242	8.4% ±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 Sanger city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,188 ±989	15.8% ±3.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,474 ±407	18.8% ±4.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,187 ±554	14.7% ±3.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	527 ±185	13.8% ±4.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sanger city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sanger city	California	United States
Housing units	7,688 ±339	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±5.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.8% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.4% ±3.6	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.6% ±4.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$364,800 ±$11,734	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,209 ±$92	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Sanger city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20,777 ±1,082	77.8% ±4.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,316 ±997	16.2% ±3.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	36 to 232	0.1% to 0.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	995 ±404	3.7% ±1.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 174	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 353	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	61 to 299	0.2% 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 Sanger city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	18,896 ±828	70.8% ±3.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,876 ±405	7.0% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	150 to 464	0.6% to 1.7%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,620 ±649	21.0% ±2.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,308 ±420	8.6% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,312 ±563	12.4% ±2.1	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%.

Sanger city among the places of California

286th 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 Sanger city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Twentynine Palms city	27,355 ±56
Belmont city	27,337 ±45
Brawley city	27,283 ±33
Lemoore city	27,102 ±48
Benicia city	26,749 ±59
Sanger city	26,699 ±26
Wasco city	26,558 ±34
Soledad city	26,365 ±56
Hercules city	26,302 ±52
Windsor town	26,081 ±36
South Pasadena city	26,068 ±47

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Sanger city, California

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026