Barstow city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,235 ( 2,596 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.3 square miles
Population density: 611.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,703	22.60%	26.4%
Black:	3,763	14.91%	20.1%
Indian:	249	0.99%	4.2%
Asian:	454	1.80%	50.0%
2+ races:	2,016	7.99%	132.0%
Hispanic:	13,015	51.58%	34.2%

Total non-White:	19,532	77.40%	31.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,043	-10.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,639	24.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
22,639
7,746	34.22%
3,132	13.83%
260	1.15%
908	4.01%
869	3.84%
9,700	42.85%
14,893	65.78%

2000
20,988
8,882	42.32%
2,105	10.03%
453	2.16%
974	4.64%
674	3.21%
7,879	37.54%
12,106	57.68%

1990
21,472
11,691	54.45%
2,103	9.79%
377	1.76%
748	3.48%
n/a
6,535	30.43%
9,781	45.55%

1980
17,690
10,338	58.44%
1,320	7.46%
373	2.11%
349	1.97%
n/a
5,230	29.56%
7,352	41.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,136	-5.4
2,787	13.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,809	-13.1
2,325	10.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,353	7.6
2,429	13.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Barstow city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.7
7,815	31.0%
17,420	69.0%
2,939	11.6%

8,952
2.78

5,932	66.3%
2,945	49.6%
1,426	24.0%
3,020	33.7%

2010
Number	Percent
31.1
6,739	29.8%
15,900	70.2%
2,419	10.7%

8,085
2.75

5,413	67.0%
3,182	58.8%
997	18.4%
2,672	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
6,424	30.6%
14,564	69.4%
2,631	12.5%

7,670
2.68

5,241	68.3%
3,531	67.4%
872	16.6%
2,429	31.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.2
6,648	31.0%
14,824	69.0%
1,898	8.8%

7,673
2.78

5,568	72.6%
4,300	77.2%
676	12.1%
2,105	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
5,728	32.4%
11,962	67.6%
1,277	7.2%

6,211
2.84

4,675	75.3%
3,789	81.0%
534	11.4%
1,536	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Barstow city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	946	10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	472	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	386	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	304	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	547	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	523	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	428	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	440	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	364	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	529	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,158	12.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,202	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	600	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	404	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	307	3.4%
$200,000 or more	342	3.8%

Median Household Income	52,200
Per Capita Income	24,761

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	804	9.0%
Public Assistance	539	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,419	27.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,064	52.6%
Unemployed	502	6.5%
In Armed Forces	60	0.8%

Total Labor Force	4,626	59.8%
Not in Labor Force	3,105	40.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		46.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,137	2,172	59.1%
Non-Profit	333	566	37.0%
Self-Employed	296	132	69.2%

Local Government	413	685	37.6%
State Government	33	236	12.3%
Federal Government	643	339	65.5%

Total Private + Self	3,433	2,304	59.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,422	1,826	43.8%
Total	4,855	4,130	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	26.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	996	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,102	23.4%
Professional, Technical	1,163	12.9%
Service Occupations	1,758	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	54	0.6%
All others	2,966	33.0%

White Collar		47.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,174	13.1%
Retail trade	1,100	12.2%
Public administration	1,076	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	1,053	11.7%
Transportation and warehousing	918	10.2%
Educational services	725	8.1%
Other services	651	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	501	5.6%
Construction	487	5.4%
Manufacturing	359	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	267	3.0%
Utilities	163	1.8%
Wholesale trade	141	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	122	1.4%
Finance and insurance	101	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	0.6%
Information	40	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	32	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.2%
Management	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,136	44.13%
Puerto Rican	183	0.73%
Cuban	38	0.15%
Dominican	42	0.17%

Total Central American	347	1.38%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	71	0.28%
Honduran	48	0.19%
Nicaraguan	21	0.08%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	207	0.82%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	72	0.29%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	72	0.29%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,197	4.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	270	1.07%
Korean	81	0.32%
Cambodian	35	0.14%
Vietnamese	14	0.06%
Chinese	5	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,539	71.4%
Spanish	5,964	25.7%
Tagalog	166	0.7%
Other	120	0.5%
Other Asian	100	0.4%
Korean	81	0.3%
Other Indo-European	66	0.3%
German, other Germanic	47	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	28	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,737	6.9%
American	1,230	4.9%
German	1,180	4.7%
Italian	828	3.3%
English	606	2.4%
Norwegian	462	1.8%
French	251	1.0%
Nigerian	211	0.8%
Dutch	190	0.8%
Swedish	161	0.6%
French Canadian	150	0.6%
Scottish	147	0.6%
European	129	0.5%
Swiss	119	0.5%
Polish	108	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,932	94.8%
Not a citizen	1,303	5.2%

Native	22,567	89.4%
Foreign-born	2,668	10.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
785	5.2%	1,634	10.8%	4,382	29.0%	6,754	44.6%	955	6.3%	621	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	785	5.2%
9-12 Years	1,634	10.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,382	29.0%
Some College	6,754	44.6%
Bach. Degree	955	6.3%
Grad Degree	621	4.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +854	D +76	D + 1.8%
D +930
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,146	R +409	R + 7.7%
D +737
2020 vs. 2008	R +562	R +126	R + 1.9%
D +436

2016 vs. 2008	R -292	R +202	R + 3.7%
D -494
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,522	49.1%	Joe Biden (D)	3,454	48.2%	190	2.7%	7,166	15	2	0.04%
2016	35%	Donald Trump (R)	2,668	44.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,524	41.6%	874	14.4%	6,066	12	-2	0.04%
2012	32%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,717	51.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,376	45.1%	177	3.4%	5,270	8	-2	0.04%
2008	39%	Barack Obama (D)	3,018	49.1%	John McCain (R)	2,960	48.2%	167	2.7%	6,145	11	3	0.05%
2004	37%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,143	56.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,346	42.2%	69	1.2%	5,558	12	6	0.04%
2000	38%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,671	48.5%	George W. Bush (R)	2,614	47.4%	224	4.1%	5,509	6	0	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,454

48.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,522

49.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

108

1.5%

TOTAL

7,166

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,524

41.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,668

44.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

272

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

1.2%

Other

437

7.2%

TOTAL

6,066

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -2

2012 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,717

51.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,376

45.1%

Other

177

3.4%

TOTAL

5,270

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,018

49.1%

John McCain (R)

2,960

48.2%

Other

167

2.7%

TOTAL

6,145

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,143

56.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,346

42.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,558

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Barstow city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,614

47.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,671

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

153

2.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,509

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barstow city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Mark Meuser (R)	3,916	54.4%	Alex Padilla* (D)	3,280	45.6%	0	0.0%	7,196	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	20%	Brian Dahle (R)	2,081	56.4%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	1,610	43.6%	0	0.0%	3,691	16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	22%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	2,178	55.1%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	1,775	44.9%	0	0.0%	3,953	n/a	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	25%	John H. Cox (R)	2,420	53.8%	Gavin Newsom (D)	2,078	46.2%	0	0.0%	4,498	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	28%	Kamala Harris (D)	2,493	50.8%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	2,418	49.2%	0	0.0%	4,911	n/a	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	16%	Neel Kashkari (R)	1,561	56.1%	Jerry Brown* (D)	1,222	43.9%	0	0.0%	2,783	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	31%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,725	54.0%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	2,320	46.0%	0	0.0%	5,045	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	26%	Carly Fiorina (R)	1,938	47.2%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	1,658	40.4%	506 [+]	12.3%	4,102	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Ed Noonan (American Independent) 149 (3.6%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 139 (3.4%); Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 134 (3.3%); Duane Roberts (Green) 84 (2.0%);
2010	G	26%	Jerry Brown (D)	1,880	45.6%	Meg Whitman (R)	1,785	43.3%	462 [+]	11.2%	4,127	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 195 (4.7%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 96 (2.3%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 90 (2.2%); Laura Wells (Green) 81 (2.0%);
2006	S1	25%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,066	53.7%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	1,534	39.8%	250 [+]	6.5%	3,850	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Michael Metti (Libertarian) 85 (2.2%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 78 (2.0%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 54 (1.4%); Todd Chretien (Green) 33 (0.9%);
2006	G	25%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	2,256	58.2%	Phil Angelides (D)	1,401	36.1%	222 [+]	5.7%	3,879	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 67 (1.7%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 62 (1.6%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 57 (1.5%); Peter Camejo (Green) 36 (0.9%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,935
Median Value	$173,600

Occupied	8,952	90.1%
Vacant	983	9.9%

Owned	3,862	43.1%
Rented	5,090	56.9%
Median Rent	$978

Single-Family Units	5,948	59.9%
Detached	5,698	57.4%
Attached	250	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,242	12.5%
Mobile Homes	1,057	10.6%

Barstow city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Barstow city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Barstow city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Barstow city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Barstow city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Barstow city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Barstow city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Barstow city, CA