Demographics of Willows city, California

Willows city, California had 6,116 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −159 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willows city, in four figures

6,116
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,190 ±26.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −159 people.; 38.6 ±5.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,068 ±$18,043
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.

Willows city, California's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willows 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

Willows city, California's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willows 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	6,275	100.0	100.0
2021	6,262	99.8	100.2
2022	6,228	99.3	100.7
2023	6,129	97.7	101.6
2024	6,140	97.8	102.5
2025	6,116	97.5	103.1

Population of Willows city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,275	—
2021	6,262	−13
2022	6,228	−34
2023	6,129	−99
2024	6,140	+11
2025	6,116	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±5.3: for men 36.5 ±5.1 and for women 40.5 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willows city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	110 to 460	1.8% to 7.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,166 ±302	18.8% ±4.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	617 ±172	10.0% ±2.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,706 ±349	27.6% ±5.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,404 ±283	22.7% ±4.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,012 ±266	16.3% ±4.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,068 ±$18,043, and income per person $30,222 ±$4,126, 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 Willows city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	484 ±194	21.9% ±8.5	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	488 ±230	22.0% ±10.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	125 to 457	5.8% to 20.5%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	61 to 285	2.8% to 12.8%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	415 ±188	18.7% ±8.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	136 to 424	6.3% to 19.0%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	22 to 144	1.0% to 6.5%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Willows city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	563 to 1,781	9.3% to 29.4%	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	238 to 804	36.0% ±17.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	226 to 738	7.7% to 23.6%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	32 to 306	2.5% to 19.4%	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 Willows city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willows city	California	United States
Housing units	2,477 ±263	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±13.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 18.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.1% ±9.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.9% ±7.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$281,700 ±$31,981	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,237 ±$173	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±9	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Willows city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,260 ±468	36.5% ±7.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,538 ±508	57.2% ±8.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.6%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	40 to 322	0.6% to 5.2%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	88 to 274	1.4% to 4.4%	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 Willows city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	3,946 ±448	63.7% ±7.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	971 ±289	15.7% ±4.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 297	0.3% to 4.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,116 ±275	18.0% ±4.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	246 to 732	4.0% to 11.8%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	627 ±304	10.1% ±4.9	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%.

Willows city among the places of California

606th 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 Willows city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wilton CDP	6,433 ±1,013
Aptos CDP	6,404 ±829
El Rio CDP	6,368 ±964
Joshua Tree CDP	6,234 ±1,012
Pollock Pines CDP	6,212 ±659
Willows city	6,190 ±26
Lemoore Station CDP	6,175 ±761
Oak View CDP	6,141 ±674
Gustine city	6,133 ±34
Hilmar-Irwin CDP	6,132 ±1,114
Fruitridge Pocket CDP	6,095 ±814

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