Demographics of Wasco city, California

Wasco city, California had 26,525 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,136 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wasco city, in four figures

26,525
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,558 ±34.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,136 people.; 30.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,727 ±$9,446
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.

Wasco city, California's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wasco 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

Wasco city, California's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wasco 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	25,389	100.0	100.0
2021	26,232	103.3	100.2
2022	26,722	105.3	100.7
2023	27,033	106.5	101.6
2024	26,977	106.3	102.5
2025	26,525	104.5	103.1

Population of Wasco city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,389	—
2021	26,232	+843
2022	26,722	+490
2023	27,033	+311
2024	26,977	−56
2025	26,525	−452

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.6 ±1.1: for men 31.5 ±0.6 and for women 28.9 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wasco city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,022 ±393	7.6% ±1.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,520 ±609	20.8% ±2.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,754 ±384	10.4% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,601 ±688	36.2% ±2.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,969 ±561	18.7% ±2.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,692 ±339	6.4% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,727 ±$9,446, and income per person $17,909 ±$1,291, 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 Wasco city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,396 ±376	22.0% ±5.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,708 ±370	26.9% ±5.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	842 ±264	13.3% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	800 ±231	12.6% ±3.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,092 ±254	17.2% ±3.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	271 ±99	4.3% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	233 ±106	3.7% ±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 Wasco city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,164 ±1,072	18.4% ±4.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,720 ±503	22.9% ±6.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,045 ±645	16.1% ±4.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	399 ±138	16.1% ±4.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wasco city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wasco city	California	United States
Housing units	6,763 ±409	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±2.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.2% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.3% ±5.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.7% ±5.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$273,600 ±$11,749	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,089 ±$81	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±7	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 Wasco city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	23,206 ±459	87.4% ±1.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,780 ±401	6.7% ±1.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,111 ±213	4.2% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	51 to 235	0.2% to 0.9%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 132	0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	84 to 282	0.3% to 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 Wasco city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,290 ±725	65.1% ±2.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,108 ±250	4.2% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	92 to 424	0.3% to 1.6%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,902 ±694	29.8% ±2.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,940 ±405	7.3% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,962 ±600	22.4% ±2.3	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%.

Wasco city among the places of California

287th 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 Wasco city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Belmont city	27,337 ±45
Brawley city	27,283 ±33
Lemoore city	27,102 ±48
Benicia city	26,749 ±59
Sanger city	26,699 ±26
Wasco city	26,558 ±34
Soledad city	26,365 ±56
Hercules city	26,302 ±52
Windsor town	26,081 ±36
South Pasadena city	26,068 ±47
Eureka city	26,010 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Wasco 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