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93622

Firebaugh, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,084
Median household income
$48,021
People below poverty
35.8%
Median home value
$244,400

Income

The median income of households in 93622 was $48,021. An estimated 6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.8
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7
$35,000 to $49,999 18.5
$50,000 to $74,999 26.1
$75,000 to $99,999 5.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.7
$150,000 to $199,999 2.2
$200,000 or more 1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49467
Female 45283

An estimated 80.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,021. 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 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.4
Social Security 27.1
Retirement income 13.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 35.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 46.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 33.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 35.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 46.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 33.3

In 2020-2024, 24 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93622 in 2020-2024, 93.4% had health insurance coverage and 6.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 32.9% and public coverage was 71.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.


In 2020-2024, 93622 had a total population of 9,084 - 4,593 (50.6%) females and 4,491 (49.4%) males. The median age was 31.9 years. An estimated 34% of the population was under 18 years, 28.1% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93622 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 261 342
5 to 9 448 454
10 to 14 566 446
15 to 19 380 522
20 to 24 416 265
25 to 29 119 131
30 to 34 229 304
35 to 39 273 425
40 to 44 258 138
45 to 49 298 311
50 to 54 368 245
55 to 59 176 325
60 to 64 130 170
65 to 69 213 295
70 to 74 136 75
75 to 79 70 18
80 to 84 130 80
85 and over 20 47

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 12.3% were White; 0.4% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 17.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 94.2% of the people in 93622 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 4.5% of the people in 93622 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,670 households in 93622. The average household size was 3.39 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.5% of the households in 93622 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24% of all households, while 11.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 3.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 12.3% of all households.

In 93622, 52.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.5
Cohabiting Couples 11.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.1% of males and 42.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.6 41
Now married, except separated 46.1 42.5
Separated 3.4 3
Widowed 1.5 7.3
Divorced 4.5 6.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93622, 244 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 6.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 56.9% of the people living in 93622 were U.S. natives. 53.7% of the 93622 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 43.1% of 93622 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93622 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 93622.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.2
Asia 0.2
Europe 1.6
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93622 in 2020-2024, 79.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 79.4% of people at least five years old; 48.4% 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 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 79.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 93622 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.2
Different house, same county 1.4
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 0
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 48.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 4.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 51.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93622 was 2,981 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 209 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,385. College or graduate school enrollment was 387.

Educational Attainment of People in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 51.6
High school diploma or equivalency 28.9
Some college, no degree 10.5
Associate's degree 4.2
Bachelor's degree 3.5
Graduate or professional degree 1.3

Disability

In 93622, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 10.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93622, 45.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,427 84.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 386 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 68 2.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93622 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 21.9
Construction 4.2
Manufacturing 12.2
Wholesale trade 8.9
Retail trade 5.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 1.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93622 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 314 10.9
Service occupations 517 17.9
Sales and office occupations 301 10.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 816 28.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 933 32.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.9% of 93622 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1
Other means 4.9
Worked from home 4.2

In 2020-2024, 93622 had a total of 2,821 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.4% 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"). 26.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.1
Mobile homes 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93622 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 63.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93622 had 2,670 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 151 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.4% while renters occupied 53.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.14 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.61.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.5% and another 22% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93622:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93622 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66.7
Electricity 30
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 2.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93622 was $244,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.5 % had a mortgage. 40.5% 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 $1,284 and for owners without a mortgage it was $453.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93622 was $968. 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.