Exeter, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
10,258
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.8
5.14% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
17.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$75,769
6.42% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$307,600
12.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,956
2.04% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Exeter, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.7% of the residents in Exeter, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Exeter, CA was $307,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.7%.

Most people in Exeter, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Exeter, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Exeter, CA is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.6% of Exeter, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.19k people).

In 2024, there were 1.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.73k people) in Exeter, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.71k Other (Hispanic) and 1.69k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Exeter, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Exeter, CA was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Exeter, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.73k ± 733
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.71k ± 721
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.69k ± 530
58.5%
Hispanic Population
6k people

In 2024, there were 1.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.73k people) in Exeter, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.71k Other (Hispanic) and 1.69k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

58.5% of the people in Exeter, CA are hispanic (6k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.19k people
11.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.18k people

As of 2024, 11.6% of Exeter, CA residents (1.19k 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 Exeter, CA was 11.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    83 ± 59
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    75 ± 75
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    46 ± 34

Exeter, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Exeter, CA employs 3.96k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Exeter, CA were Educational Services (548 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (511 people), and Manufacturing (439 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($72,625), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,583), and Manufacturing ($63,438).

Occupations

3.96k
2024 Value
± 481
2.04%
1 Year growth
± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Exeter, CA grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 3.88k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Exeter, CA, are Production Occupations (418 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (364 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Exeter, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

3.96k
2024 Value
± 481
2.04%
1 Year growth
± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Exeter, CA grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 3.88k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Exeter, CA, are Educational Services (548 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (511 people), and Manufacturing (439 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Exeter, CA, though some of these residents may live in Exeter, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,125
Median earning men ± $5,189
$32,893
Median earning women ± $6,655

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($114,236), Manufacturing ($85,757), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,664).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,880), and Public Administration ($49,766).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Exeter, CA was $307,600 in 2024, which is 0.925 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $273,500 to $307,600, a 12.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Exeter, CA is 54.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Exeter, CA have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Exeter, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$307,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,923
$1,784
Median Property Taxes
±$285

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 Exeter, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

54.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.7% of the housing units in Exeter, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,769
Median Household Income
± $10,547
3.26k
Number of Households
± 425

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.26k households in Exeter, CA grew to $75,769 from the previous year's value of $71,198.

The following chart displays the households in Exeter, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Exeter, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80%)
  2. Carpooled (12%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.38%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Exeter, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (3.38%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Exeter, CA have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Exeter, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Exeter, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Exeter, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Exeter, CA (1.46k out of 10.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Exeter, CA has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 40.5% on Medicaid, 9.13% on Medicare, 9.82% on non-group plans, and 0.342% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.84%
Uninsured
36.4%
Employer Coverage
40.5%
Medicaid
9.13%
Medicare
9.82%
Non-Group
0.342%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Exeter, CA declined by 28.2% from 5.34% to 3.84%.

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