Demographics of Shafter city, California

Shafter city, California had 23,871 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,810 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Shafter city, in four figures

23,871
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,193 ±34.; +19.0%
Change since July 2020: +3,810 people.; 28.1 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,215 ±$7,458
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.

Shafter city, California's population grew 19.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shafter 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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Shafter city, California's population grew 19.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shafter 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	20,061	100.0	100.0
2021	20,227	100.8	100.2
2022	21,016	104.8	100.7
2023	21,935	109.3	101.6
2024	22,880	114.1	102.5
2025	23,871	119.0	103.1

Population of Shafter city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,061	—
2021	20,227	+166
2022	21,016	+789
2023	21,935	+919
2024	22,880	+945
2025	23,871	+991

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.1 ±1.1: for men 29.0 ±1.1 and for women 27.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shafter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,597 ±359	7.5% ±1.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,498 ±626	25.9% ±3.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,153 ±362	10.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,951 ±627	32.8% ±3.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,404 ±395	16.1% ±1.9	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,590 ±318	7.5% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,215 ±$7,458, and income per person $24,156 ±$1,747, 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 Shafter city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	827 ±281	14.6% ±4.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,266 ±281	22.3% ±4.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	946 ±259	16.7% ±4.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	679 ±187	12.0% ±3.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,015 ±230	17.9% ±3.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	619 ±163	10.9% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	325 ±117	5.7% ±2.0	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 Shafter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,294 ±853	20.7% ±4.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,845 ±471	26.4% ±6.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,068 ±394	18.0% ±3.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	154 to 608	7.4% to 26.9%	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 Shafter city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shafter city	California	United States
Housing units	5,924 ±316	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.9% to 6.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±5.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±5.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$335,800 ±$19,713	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,253 ±$150	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±4	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 Shafter city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,079 ±592	80.6% ±2.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,130 ±531	14.8% ±2.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	129 to 415	0.6% to 2.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	256 to 792	1.2% to 3.7%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 47	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	60 to 268	0.3% to 1.3%	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 Shafter city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	14,524 ±741	68.5% ±3.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,563 ±477	7.4% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 141	0.1% to 0.7%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,021 ±639	23.7% ±3.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,625 ±323	7.7% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,396 ±538	16.0% ±2.5	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%.

Shafter city among the places of California

341st 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 Shafter city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Port Hueneme city	21,582 ±27
Rosamond CDP	21,473 ±1,409
Imperial city	21,430 ±26
Rancho San Diego CDP	21,272 ±1,484
South Lake Tahoe city	21,269 ±30
Shafter city	21,193 ±34
Stevenson Ranch CDP	20,990 ±1,919
Valinda CDP	20,962 ±1,502
East Hemet CDP	20,257 ±1,811
Greenfield city	20,232 ±27
Lomita city	20,225 ±32

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