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Napa County

California · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
134,869
Median household income
$111,471
People below poverty
8.5%
Median home value
$869,500

Income

The median income of households in Napa County, California was $111,471. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.9
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 7.2
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.3
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 13.1
$200,000 or more 24.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 76956
Female 73514

An estimated 77.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,470. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.4
Social Security 35.2
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.9
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.9

In 2020-2024, 6.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 22.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Napa County, California in 2020-2024, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.6% and public coverage was 38.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, Napa County, California had a total population of 134,869 - 67,435 (50%) females and 67,434 (50%) males. The median age was 42.9 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 30.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Napa County, California in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 3049 2980
5 to 9 3700 2792
10 to 14 3910 4466
15 to 19 4428 4190
20 to 24 4055 3779
25 to 29 4150 3836
30 to 34 4101 4150
35 to 39 4275 4416
40 to 44 4782 4169
45 to 49 4244 4069
50 to 54 4346 4418
55 to 59 4412 4452
60 to 64 4631 4614
65 to 69 3854 4087
70 to 74 3671 4077
75 to 79 2858 2864
80 to 84 1695 1762
85 and over 1273 2314

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.6% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 7.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 8.2% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 36.4% of the people in Napa County, California were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.6% of the people in Napa County, California were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 49,763 households in Napa County, California. The average household size was 2.63 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.9% of the households in Napa County, California while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.1% of all households, while 15.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26% of all households.

In Napa County, California, 28.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.9
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.9% of males and 46.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.7 29.2
Now married, except separated 52.9 46.8
Separated 1.2 1.6
Widowed 2.6 9.6
Divorced 7.6 12.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Napa County, California, 2,383 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 9.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 77.8% of the people living in Napa County, California were U.S. natives. 58.4% of the Napa County, California population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 22.2% of Napa County, California residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 55.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 83.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Napa County, California come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Napa County, California.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 65
Asia 23.1
Europe 7.2
Africa 1.1
Northern America 2.9
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Napa County, California in 2020-2024, 34.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 26.8% of people at least five years old; 15.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 26.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.5
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.4 % of the people at least one year old living in Napa County, California were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.4
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 3.8
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Napa County, California was 30,472 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,391 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 19,910. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,171.

Educational Attainment of People in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.9
High school diploma or equivalency 17.1
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 25.8
Graduate or professional degree 14

Disability

In Napa County, California, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Napa County, California, 59.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 52,385 77.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 9,510 14.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 5,244 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Napa County, California worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 6.4
Manufacturing 12.9
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 27,869 41.4
Service occupations 12,714 18.9
Sales and office occupations 12,699 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 6,529 9.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 7,537 11.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.3% of Napa County, California workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.1
Walked 2.8
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 14.6

In 2020-2024, Napa County, California had a total of 55,817 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.3
Mobile homes 6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

6.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Napa County, California was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 58.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Napa County, California had 49,763 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 6,054 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.4% while renters occupied 36.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.63.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 27.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Napa County, California:

House Heating Fuel Used in Napa County, California in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.9
Electricity 27.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 3.6
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Napa County, California was $869,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.3 % had a mortgage. 37.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,335 and for owners without a mortgage it was $915.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Napa County, California was $2,237. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.