Demographics of Vista city, California

Vista city, California had 98,274 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −564 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vista city, in four figures

98,274
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 99,114 ±94.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −564 people.; 35.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,975 ±$4,768
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.

Vista city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vista 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

Vista city, California's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vista 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	98,838	100.0	100.0
2021	99,244	100.4	100.2
2022	99,182	100.3	100.7
2023	98,996	100.2	101.6
2024	98,918	100.1	102.5
2025	98,274	99.4	103.1

Population of Vista city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	98,838	—
2021	99,244	+406
2022	99,182	−62
2023	98,996	−186
2024	98,918	−78
2025	98,274	−644

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±0.9: for men 35.0 ±1.1 and for women 37.1 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vista city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,102 ±742	6.2% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	17,972 ±1,148	18.1% ±1.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,626 ±974	9.7% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	29,709 ±1,416	30.0% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,779 ±1,163	23.0% ±1.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,926 ±825	13.0% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,975 ±$4,768, and income per person $42,149 ±$2,283, 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 Vista city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,844 ±439	8.8% ±1.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,992 ±619	15.4% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,665 ±539	14.4% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,524 ±480	14.0% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,027 ±562	18.6% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,661 ±483	11.3% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,610 ±575	17.4% ±1.7	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 Vista city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	10,265 ±1,628	10.5% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,248 ±735	13.8% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,302 ±755	9.3% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,715 ±330	9.9% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vista city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vista city	California	United States
Housing units	33,536 ±819	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% ±0.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.7% ±1.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.3% ±2.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$762,400 ±$21,223	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,249 ±$43	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Vista city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	48,933 ±1,737	49.4% ±1.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,854 ±1,655	36.2% ±1.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,676 ±568	2.7% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,528 ±945	5.6% ±1.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	113 to 375	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	772 ±379	0.8% ±0.4	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	245 ±116	0.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,862 ±1,059	4.9% ±1.1	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 Vista city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	57,822 ±1,592	58.3% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,553 ±1,152	17.7% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,395 ±343	1.4% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22,344 ±1,090	22.5% ±1.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,030 ±976	11.1% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,314 ±849	11.4% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Vista city among the places of California

77th 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 Vista city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Vacaville city	102,596 ±51
Chico city	102,188 ±69
Daly City city	101,964 ±54
Hesperia city	100,775 ±44
Norwalk city	99,789 ±84
Vista city	99,114 ±94
Tracy city	96,966 ±57
Arden-Arcade CDP	94,994 ±2,963
San Marcos city	94,882 ±68
Redding city	93,409 ±52
Carson city	92,871 ±74

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Vista city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 127 Places in California by median rent
No. 143 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 176 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 202 Places in California by median home value
No. 231 Places in California by median household income
No. 235 Places in California by foreign-born share

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