Editing Chowchilla, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 847
| 1940 = 1957
| 1950 = 3893
| 1960 = 4525
| 1970 = 4349
| 1980 = 5122
| 1990 = 5930
| 2000 = 11127
| 2010 = 18720
| 2020 = 19039
| 2020n = <ref name="Census 2020"/>
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 19328
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</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>{{fv|date=August 2024|reason=No mention of Chowchilla at this link}}
}}
Official population figures include inmates of two prisons.

Chowchilla is part of the [[Madera, California|Madera]] [[metropolitan statistical area]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf | title = OMB Bulletin No. 20-01 | publisher = [[Office of Management and Budget]], [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] | date = March 6, 2020 | access-date = June 24, 2022}}</ref>

{{update section|date=August 2024|reason=Newer information is available from the 2020 census}}
===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 11,127 people in 2,562 households, including 1,908 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,567.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,711 housing units at an average density of {{convert|381.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 63.46% White, 10.26% Black or African American, 2.60% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 16.16% from other races, and 5.94% from two or more races. Of the population, 28.20% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
Of the 2,562 households 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families; 21.9% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.42.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 42.8% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 51.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 39.8 males.

The median household income was $30,729 and the median family income was $35,741. Males had a median income of $32,306 versus $20,538 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,927. About 16.5% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Chowchilla had a population of 18,720, including the prisons' inmates. The population density was {{convert|2,443.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Chowchilla was 11,533 (61.6%) White, 2,358 (12.6%) African American, 376 (2.0%) Native American, 395 (2.1%) Asian, 37 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3,313 (17.7%) from other races, and 708 (3.8%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,073 persons (37.8%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0613294|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024109/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0613294|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Chowchilla city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 11,311 people (60.4% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 7,403 (39.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,673 households, 1,693 (46.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,932 (52.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 586 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 260 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 275 (7.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 24 (0.7%) [[Domestic partnership|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 721 households (19.6%) were one person and 293 (8.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.08. There were 2,778 families (75.6% of households); the average family size was 3.52.

The age distribution was 3,583 people (19.1%) under the age of 18, 2,048 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 7,343 people (39.2%) aged 25 to 44, 4,429 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,317 people (7.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 42.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 33.3 males.

There were 4,154 housing units at an average density of 542.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,966 (53.5%) were owner-occupied and 1,707 (46.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%. 5,920 people (31.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,391 people (28.8%) lived in rental housing units.