As of 2023, 11.8% of Congressional District 5, CA residents (90.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 5, CA was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Congressional District 5, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.