Demographics of Ukiah city, California

Ukiah city, California had 16,068 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −472 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ukiah city, in four figures

16,068
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,304 ±50.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −472 people.; 39.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,160 ±$6,935
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.

Ukiah city, California's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ukiah 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

Ukiah city, California's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ukiah 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	16,540	100.0	100.0
2021	16,509	99.8	100.2
2022	16,302	98.6	100.7
2023	16,131	97.5	101.6
2024	16,058	97.1	102.5
2025	16,068	97.1	103.1

Population of Ukiah city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,540	—
2021	16,509	−31
2022	16,302	−207
2023	16,131	−171
2024	16,058	−73
2025	16,068	+10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±1.9: for men 36.7 ±2.1 and for women 42.3 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ukiah city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	747 ±224	4.6% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,977 ±450	18.3% ±2.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,218 ±353	7.5% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,361 ±513	26.7% ±3.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,773 ±482	23.1% ±3.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,228 ±504	19.8% ±3.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,160 ±$6,935, and income per person $37,291 ±$3,880, 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 Ukiah city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,757 ±452	28.4% ±7.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	761 ±219	12.3% ±3.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,046 ±264	16.9% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	620 ±198	10.0% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	976 ±261	15.8% ±4.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	585 ±179	9.5% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	443 ±156	7.2% ±2.5	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 Ukiah city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,826 ±704	17.9% ±4.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	240 to 716	13.4% ±6.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,513 ±418	18.4% ±4.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	835 ±353	21.0% ±8.4	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 Ukiah city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ukiah city	California	United States
Housing units	6,677 ±403	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±2.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±3.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.7% ±4.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.3% ±5.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$458,400 ±$22,945	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,331 ±$93	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±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 Ukiah city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,342 ±680	32.8% ±4.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,398 ±693	57.6% ±4.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12 to 334	0.1% to 2.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	227 to 685	1.4% to 4.2%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	60 to 394	0.4% to 2.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	658 ±221	4.0% ±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 Ukiah city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	11,103 ±568	68.1% ±3.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,386 ±430	14.6% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	399 ±176	2.4% ±1.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,416 ±375	14.8% ±2.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,257 ±320	7.7% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,159 ±316	7.1% ±1.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ukiah city among the places of California

391st 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 Ukiah city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
El Segundo city	16,769 ±31
Moraga town	16,769 ±30
Bostonia CDP	16,765 ±1,721
Clearlake city	16,659 ±28
Rio Linda CDP	16,335 ±1,241
Ukiah city	16,304 ±50
El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)	16,294 ±1,702
Ripon city	16,201 ±40
Artesia city	15,889 ±33
Camp Pendleton South CDP	15,766 ±2,422
Parkway CDP	15,397 ±1,454

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