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95012

Castroville, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
10,814
Median household income
$80,288
People below poverty
16.3%
Median home value
$598,900

Income

The median income of households in 95012 was $80,288. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 7.5
$15,000 to $24,999 2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.7
$35,000 to $49,999 8.1
$50,000 to $74,999 16
$75,000 to $99,999 18.8
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 10.3
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58606
Female 37013

An estimated 86.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,634. 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 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.9
Social Security 28.1
Retirement income 18.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.3
Cash public assistance income 5.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 22
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.9

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 67.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 9.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 95012 in 2020-2024, 87.4% had health insurance coverage and 12.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 30.6% and public coverage was 62.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 95012 had a total population of 10,814 - 5,539 (51.2%) females and 5,275 (48.8%) males. The median age was 28.5 years. An estimated 35% of the population was under 18 years, 32.2% was 19 to 44 years, 19.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 10 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 95012 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 533 475
5 to 9 441 819
10 to 14 589 507
15 to 19 225 520
20 to 24 321 410
25 to 29 401 382
30 to 34 331 311
35 to 39 457 219
40 to 44 199 440
45 to 49 305 264
50 to 54 595 389
55 to 59 182 187
60 to 64 127 104
65 to 69 235 279
70 to 74 244 134
75 to 79 39 41
80 to 84 51 16
85 and over 0 42

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 16.7% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 3.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 85% of the people in 95012 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 9.2% of the people in 95012 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,627 households in 95012. The average household size was 4.11 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.4% of the households in 95012 while cohabiting couple households made up 17.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.9% of all households, while 13.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.3% of all households.

In 95012, 55.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.4
Cohabiting Couples 17.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.3% of males and 44% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.6 48.4
Now married, except separated 46.3 44
Separated 0 1.2
Widowed 1 2.9
Divorced 4.1 3.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 95012, 721 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 69.4% of the people living in 95012 were U.S. natives. 64.8% of the 95012 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 30.6% of 95012 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 15.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 95.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 95012 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 95012.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 97.6
Asia 1.5
Europe 0.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 95012 in 2020-2024, 74.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 74% of people at least five years old; 36.8% 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 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 74
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 97.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 95012 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 97.1
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 54.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 8.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 45.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 95012 was 3,320 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 169 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,747. College or graduate school enrollment was 404.

Educational Attainment of People in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 45.3
High school diploma or equivalency 27.9
Some college, no degree 14.3
Associate's degree 4.2
Bachelor's degree 5.9
Graduate or professional degree 2.4

Disability

In 95012, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 95012, 56.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,450 82.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 448 10.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 279 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 95012 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 27.2
Construction 10.3
Manufacturing 3
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.3
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.1
Other Services, except public administration 6.1
Public administration 2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 95012 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 496 11.9
Service occupations 973 23.3
Sales and office occupations 574 13.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,360 32.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 774 18.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.7% of 95012 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.7
Other means 12.6
Worked from home 6.7

In 2020-2024, 95012 had a total of 2,735 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.4% 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"). 23.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.7
Mobile homes 11.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.1

18% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 95012 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 63.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 95012 had 2,627 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 108 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 48.3% while renters occupied 51.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.28.

0.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.2% and another 43.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 95012:

House Heating Fuel Used in 95012 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.6
Electricity 58.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.9
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 95012 was $598,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53 % had a mortgage. 47% 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 $2,213 and for owners without a mortgage it was $599.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 95012 was $1,468. 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.