Demographics of Tehachapi city, California

Tehachapi city, California had 11,852 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,153 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tehachapi city, in four figures

11,852
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,946 ±42.; −8.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,153 people.; 39.1 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,957 ±$12,522
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.

Tehachapi city, California's population shrank 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tehachapi 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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Tehachapi city, California's population shrank 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tehachapi 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	13,005	100.0	100.0
2021	12,315	94.7	100.2
2022	12,361	95.0	100.7
2023	10,947	84.2	101.6
2024	11,043	84.9	102.5
2025	11,852	91.1	103.1

Population of Tehachapi city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,005	—
2021	12,315	−690
2022	12,361	+46
2023	10,947	−1,414
2024	11,043	+96
2025	11,852	+809

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±2.7: for men 39.9 ±2.2 and for women 35.5 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tehachapi city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	207 to 679	1.7% to 5.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,921 ±366	16.1% ±3.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	647 ±203	5.4% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,089 ±482	34.2% ±4.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,242 ±457	27.1% ±3.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,604 ±329	13.4% ±2.8	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 $72,957 ±$12,522, and income per person $25,361 ±$3,132, 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 Tehachapi city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	605 ±288	16.8% ±7.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	704 ±208	19.5% ±5.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	572 ±220	15.8% ±5.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	607 ±196	16.8% ±5.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	730 ±223	20.2% ±5.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	243 ±119	6.7% ±3.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	149 ±72	4.1% ±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 Tehachapi city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,216 ±437	13.9% ±5.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	92 to 312	4.2% to 13.0%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	645 ±294	14.9% ±6.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	178 to 560	18.1% ±8.3	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 Tehachapi city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tehachapi city	California	United States
Housing units	3,901 ±386	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±12.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 12.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±7.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±7.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$355,500 ±$12,590	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,295 ±$129	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±5	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 Tehachapi city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,503 ±686	37.7% ±5.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,976 ±718	50.0% ±6.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	713 ±172	6.0% ±1.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	94 to 308	0.8% to 2.6%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	18 to 188	0.2% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	428 ±197	3.6% ±1.6	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 Tehachapi city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,176 ±624	68.4% ±5.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,008 ±457	16.8% ±3.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 252	0.5% to 2.1%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,605 ±449	13.4% ±3.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	753 ±336	6.3% ±2.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	852 ±310	7.1% ±2.6	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%.

Tehachapi city among the places of California

453rd 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 Tehachapi city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	12,085 ±1,077
Scotts Valley city	12,044 ±46
Muscoy CDP	12,025 ±1,382
Commerce city	11,993 ±26
Rancho Mission Viejo CDP	11,971 ±1,063
Tehachapi city	11,946 ±42
Winton CDP	11,797 ±1,322
Los Alamitos city	11,794 ±42
Rossmoor CDP	11,532 ±1,171
Quartz Hill CDP	11,510 ±1,153
La Riviera CDP	11,492 ±1,378

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