Editing Barstow, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 6135
|1960= 11644
|1970= 17442
|1980= 17690
|1990= 21472
|2000= 21119
|2010= 22639
|2020= 25415
|estyear= 2024
|estimate= 24897
|estref= <ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Barstow city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/barstowcitycalifornia |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Barstow had a population of 25,415. The population density was {{convert|615.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Barstow was 37.2% [[White Americans|White]], 19.5% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.4% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 19.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 44.4% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Barstow city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0604030 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 98.7% of the population lived in households, 0.8% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.4% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 8,790 households, out of which 40.4% included children under the age of 18, 33.9% were married-couple households, 9.2% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 34.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 22.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.0% of households were one person, and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.85.<ref name=DP1/> There were 5,970 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (67.9% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Barstow city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0604030 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% aged 18 to 24, 26.3% aged 25 to 44, 20.9% aged 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 30.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 9,620 housing units at an average density of {{convert|232.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 8,790 (91.4%) were occupied. Of these, 43.8% were owner-occupied, and 56.2% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2023 estimates===
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 9.9% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 75.4% spoke only English at home, 21.7% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 0.4% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 2.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 83.8% were high school graduates and 11.1% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barstow city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0604030 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $51,811, and the [[per capita income]] was $25,531. About 18.3% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barstow city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0604030 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>