Demographics of Truckee town, California

Truckee town, California had 17,278 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +500 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Truckee town, in four figures

17,278
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,066 ±21.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +500 people.; 42.0 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $130,462 ±$17,696
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.

Truckee town, California's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Truckee town, 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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Truckee town, California's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Truckee town, 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	16,778	100.0	100.0
2021	17,159	102.3	100.2
2022	17,085	101.8	100.7
2023	17,106	102.0	101.6
2024	17,226	102.7	102.5
2025	17,278	103.0	103.1

Population of Truckee town, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,778	—
2021	17,159	+381
2022	17,085	−74
2023	17,106	+21
2024	17,226	+120
2025	17,278	+52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.9: for men 43.5 ±1.6 and for women 39.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Truckee town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,119 ±227	6.6% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,682 ±354	15.7% ±2.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	890 ±282	5.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,600 ±537	27.0% ±3.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,294 ±515	31.0% ±3.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,481 ±401	14.5% ±2.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $130,462 ±$17,696, and income per person $77,791 ±$10,330, 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 Truckee town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	876 ±239	12.8% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	503 ±203	7.3% ±2.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	584 ±215	8.5% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	697 ±214	10.2% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,119 ±261	16.3% ±3.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	978 ±202	14.3% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,103 ±303	30.7% ±4.2	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 Truckee town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,527 ±414	9.0% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	287 ±131	7.6% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	761 ±280	8.1% ±3.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	479 ±186	12.2% ±4.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Truckee town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Truckee town	California	United States
Housing units	13,984 ±375	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	49.1% ±1.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	50.9% ±2.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±2.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±4.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$947,900 ±$48,467	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,961 ±$230	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	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 Truckee town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,531 ±619	14.8% ±3.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,427 ±707	78.7% ±4.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 103	0% to 0.6%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	165 to 565	1.0% to 3.3%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 79	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	658 ±235	3.9% ±1.4	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 Truckee town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	9,179 ±570	53.8% ±3.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,830 ±604	34.2% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	238 ±106	1.4% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,819 ±434	10.7% ±2.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	619 ±282	3.6% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,200 ±393	7.0% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Truckee town among the places of California

381st 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 Truckee town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Blythe city	17,396 ±53
Woodcrest CDP	17,368 ±1,741
Laguna Woods city	17,289 ±29
Coalinga city	17,203 ±25
McKinleyville CDP	17,113 ±1,040
Truckee town	17,066 ±21
Live Oak CDP	16,911 ±1,267
South San Jose Hills CDP	16,911 ±1,392
Fillmore city	16,816 ±36
Kerman city	16,815 ±44
El Segundo city	16,769 ±31

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