Cold Springs, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

449

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

57.9

4.51% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.8%

22.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,578

2.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$359,600

Population & Diversity

Cold Springs, CA is home to a population of 449 people, from which 96% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.91% of Cold Springs, CA residents were born outside of the country (40 people).

In 2024, there were 11.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (343 people) in Cold Springs, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Other (Hispanic) and 26 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Cold Springs, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cold Springs, CA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cold Springs, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cold Springs, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
343 ± 201
Other (Hispanic)
29 ± 49
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
26 ± 47

11.1%

Hispanic Population

50 people

11.1% of the people in Cold Springs, CA are hispanic (50 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cold Springs, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

8.91%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

40 people

5.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

27 people

As of 2024, 8.91% of Cold Springs, CA residents (40 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cold Springs, CA was 5.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cold Springs, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cold Springs, CA was $359,600 in 2024, which is 1.08 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $391,700 to $359,600, a 8.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Cold Springs, CA is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cold Springs, CA have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cold Springs, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$359,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$156,191

$202

Median Property Taxes

±$102

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cold Springs, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cold Springs, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Cold Springs, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cold Springs, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,578

Median Household Income

± $2,622

202

Number of Households

± 105

In 2024, the median household income of the 202 households in Cold Springs, CA grew to $73,578 from the previous year's value of $71,523.

The following chart displays the households in Cold Springs, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cold Springs, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.1%)
Worked At Home (27.1%)
Carpooled (6.78%)

In 2024, 66.1% of workers in Cold Springs, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cold Springs, CA have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cold Springs, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cold Springs, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cold Springs, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cold Springs, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cold Springs, CA (71 out of 449 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cold Springs, CA is Other, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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