Demographics of Vallejo city, California

Vallejo city, California had 123,287 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,652 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vallejo city, in four figures

123,287
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 124,268 ±96.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −2,652 people.; 40.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $90,171 ±$3,810
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.

Vallejo city, California's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vallejo 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Vallejo city, California's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vallejo 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	125,939	100.0	100.0
2021	124,881	99.2	100.2
2022	123,968	98.4	100.7
2023	123,383	98.0	101.6
2024	123,611	98.2	102.5
2025	123,287	97.9	103.1

Population of Vallejo city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	125,939	—
2021	124,881	−1,058
2022	123,968	−913
2023	123,383	−585
2024	123,611	+228
2025	123,287	−324

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.9: for men 39.1 ±1.0 and for women 42.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vallejo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,832 ±656	5.5% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,069 ±999	14.5% ±0.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,042 ±833	8.1% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,259 ±1,361	28.4% ±1.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	31,780 ±1,323	25.6% ±1.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	22,286 ±977	17.9% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $90,171 ±$3,810, and income per person $42,240 ±$1,540, 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 Vallejo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	6,203 ±688	13.8% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,801 ±637	12.9% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,824 ±768	15.2% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,943 ±590	13.3% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,912 ±698	17.7% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,840 ±564	13.0% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,275 ±539	14.0% ±1.2	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 Vallejo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	14,983 ±1,600	12.2% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,385 ±619	13.9% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,529 ±1,095	12.6% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,069 ±453	10.0% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vallejo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vallejo city	California	United States
Housing units	47,084 ±781	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.4% ±1.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.6% ±1.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$589,500 ±$8,048	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,073 ±$62	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	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 Vallejo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	36,977 ±1,751	29.8% ±1.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,520 ±1,416	20.5% ±1.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,053 ±1,553	16.9% ±1.2	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	28,197 ±1,452	22.7% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	314 ±138	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,345 ±336	1.1% ±0.3	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,640 ±649	1.3% ±0.5	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,222 ±1,409	7.4% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Vallejo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	68,780 ±2,349	55.3% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,535 ±1,256	13.3% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,300 ±568	2.7% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	35,653 ±1,827	28.7% ±1.5	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20,735 ±1,109	16.7% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14,918 ±1,453	12.0% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Vallejo city among the places of California

49th 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 Vallejo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pasadena city	136,969 ±105
Santa Clara city	130,256 ±69
Simi Valley city	125,634 ±100
Thousand Oaks city	125,205 ±97
Clovis city	124,725 ±114
Vallejo city	124,268 ±96
Concord city	124,035 ±92
Fairfield city	120,785 ±65
Berkeley city	120,257 ±59
Antioch city	116,477 ±144
Richmond city	115,505 ±89

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Vallejo 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

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