Mexican Colony, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

148

2024 Median Age

30.2

3.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

47.3%

71.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,375

1.23% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$90,000

35.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41.7% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Mexican Colony, CA is home to a population of 148 people, from which 89.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.5% of Mexican Colony, CA residents were born outside of the country (20 people).

In 2024, there were 4.68 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (117 people) in Mexican Colony, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Other (Hispanic) and 6 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.9%

2024 Citizenship

85.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.9% of Mexican Colony, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mexican Colony, CA was 85.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mexican Colony, CA

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
117 ± 78
Other (Hispanic)
25 ± 27
White (Non-Hispanic)
6 ± 8

95.9%

Hispanic Population

142 people

95.9% of the people in Mexican Colony, CA are hispanic (142 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mexican Colony, 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

13.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

17.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

37 people

As of 2024, 13.5% of Mexican Colony, CA residents (20 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 Mexican Colony, CA was 17.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mexican Colony, CA was $90,000 in 2023, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $66,500 to $90,000, a 35.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Mexican Colony, CA is 42%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$90,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$64,356

$21

Median Property Taxes

±$52

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 Mexican Colony, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$54,375

Median Household Income

± $27,146

Number of Households

± 64

In 2024, the median household income of the 50 households in Mexican Colony, CA grew to $54,375 from the previous year's value of $53,715.

The following chart displays the households in Mexican Colony, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mexican Colony, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Mexican Colony, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

47.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mexican Colony, CA (70 out of 148 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 15 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mexican Colony, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More 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.

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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