Editing Delano, California (section)

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Delano had a population of 51,428. The population density was {{convert|3,494.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Delano was 14.0% [[White Americans|White]], 5.4% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 14.5% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 50.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 14.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 74.8% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Delano 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=1600000US0618394 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 83.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 15.9% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 11,113 households, out of which 55.7% included children under the age of 18, 52.4% were married-couple households, 7.6% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 25.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 10.7% of households were one person, and 5.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.88.<ref name=DP1/> There were 9,467 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (85.2% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Delano city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0618394 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 11.3% aged 18 to 24, 32.7% aged 25 to 44, 21.1% aged 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 31.7{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 135.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 11,572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|786.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 11,113 (96.0%) were occupied. Of these, 56.5% were owner-occupied, and 43.5% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>