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Chowchilla, CA

19,020 Population
11.5 square miles 1,647.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 33.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,649 ±$1,646 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: $32,569 ±$491
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,514 ±$6,947 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: $74,468 ±$1,250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.6% ±4% (2,658  ±538) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 18.4% 212,586 (±0.7% / ±7,873)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.8 minutes ±4.5 (124,355  ±24,565) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 24 10,374,500 (±0.4 / ±192,096)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,161 ±382 Number of households
  • the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 370,081 ±1,232
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±0.3 (13,683  ±130) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 3.1 1,151,917 (±0 / ±352)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±2.1% (247  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 5.8% 16,636 (±0.4% / ±1,040)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,390 ±398 Number of housing units
  • the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 395,909 ±168
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$364,000 ±$21,026 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: $389,400 ±$3,115
  • about half the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±2.4% (2,804  ±458.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 10.3% 119,855 (±0.4% / ±4,954.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73.6% ±4.9% (9,258  ±731.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 78.3% 577,445 (±0.8% / ±6,195.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.6% ±3% (1,963  ±387.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 23.4% 172,594 (±0.5% / ±3,352.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.4% ±2.3% (3,111  ±429) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 20% 235,768
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.8% ±1.1% (543  ±155) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Fresno, CA Metro Area: 4.5% 38,179 (±0.2% / ±1,517)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
543 Total veterans ±155 479 Male ±148 64 Female ±47

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