Editing Vallejo, California (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1870= 2188
|1880= 5987
|1890= 6343
|1900= 7965
|1910= 11340
|1920= 21107
|1930= 16072
|1940= 20072
|1950= 26038
|1960= 60877
|1970= 71710
|1980= 80303
|1990= 109199
|2000= 116760
|2010= 115942
|2020= 126090
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |title=Decennial Census by Decade |publisher=[[US Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref><br /> 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2" /> 2020<ref name="2020CensusP2" />
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Vallejo was named the most diverse city in the United States in a 2012 study by Brown University based on 2010 census data,<ref>{{cite news |first=Jessica |last=Cumberbatch Anderson |title=Most and Least Diverse Cities: Brown University Study Evaluates Diversity in the U.S. |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/most-least-diverse-cities-brown-university-study_n_1865715.html |access-date=October 22, 2018 |work=Huffington Post |date=September 7, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180920025658/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/07/most-least-diverse-cities-brown-university-study_n_1865715.html |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=Barrett A. |last1=Lee |first2=John |last2=Iceland |first3=Gregory |last3=Sharp |title=Racial and Ethnic Diversity Goes Local: Charting Change in American Communities over Three Decades |url= https://s4.ad.brown.edu/Projects/Diversity/Data/Report/report08292012.pdf |website=Brown University |publisher=US2010 Project |date=September 2012 |access-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180920030800/https://s4.ad.brown.edu/Projects/Diversity/Data/Report/report08292012.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the most diverse city in California by a Niche study based on 2017 American Community Survey data.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wittstein |first=Ben |title=The most diverse place in every state: Vallejo, California |url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-most-diverse-place-in-every-state/ss-AAygDMl?li=BBnb7Kz#image=6 |website=MSN |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223522/https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-most-diverse-place-in-every-state/ss-AAygDMl?li=BBnb7Kz#image=6 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Vallejo was again named the most diverse small town in America, with a 77% chance any two residents would be of a different census racial category.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://247wallst.com/special-report/2022/02/13/most-diverse-small-cities/6/ |title=Most Diverse Small Cities – Page 6 – 24/7 Wall St}}</ref> Hispanics comprise 28% of the local population, 23% are White, 23% are Asian, 19% are Black, and 7% are of mixed or other heritages.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Vallejo city, California – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br />
!Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web |title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Vallejo city, California |url= https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0681666&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –- 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Vallejo city, California |url= https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0681666&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race –- 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Vallejo city, California |url= https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0681666&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|35,533
|28,946
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,440
|30.43%
|24.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.97%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|27,201
|24,876
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,446
|23.30%
|21.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.39%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|547
|453
|style='background: #ffffe6; |431
|0.47%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|27,829
|28,386
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,152
|23.83%
|24.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1,188
|1,159
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,255
|1.02%
|1.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some other race]] alone (NH)
|312
|304
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,037
|0.27%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.82%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multi-racial]] (NH)
|5,559
|5,653
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,494
|4.76%
|4.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.94%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,591
|26,165
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35,835
|15.92%
|22.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.42%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''116,760'''
|'''115,942'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''126,090'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
{{hatnote inline|Note: the U.S. Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

=== 2010 ===
[[File:Vallejo Bible Church, 448 Carolina St., Vallejo, CA 4-21-2013 2-11-50 PM.JPG|thumb|left|Vallejo Bible Church.]]
[[File:B'nai Israel conservative Jewish synagogue in Vallejo, California.jpg|thumb|left|B'nai Israel Jewish synagogue.]]

The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0681666 |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Vallejo city |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170119135627/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0681666 |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> reported that Vallejo had a population of 115,942. The population density was {{convert|2,340.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Vallejo was 38,066 (32.9%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 25,572 (22.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 757 (0.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 28,895 (24.9%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (21.1% [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]], 1.0% Indian, 0.9% Chinese, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.2% Japanese, 0.2% Korean, 0.1% Laotian), 1,239 (1.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12,759 (11.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8,656 (7.5%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 26,165 persons (22.6%). [[European-Americans|Non-Hispanic Whites]] numbered 28,946 persons (25.0%).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref>

The Census reported that 114,279 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,130 (1.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 533 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 40,559 households, out of which 14,398 (35.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 17,819 (43.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 7,214 (17.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,755 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,804 (6.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 497 (1.2%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 9,870 households (24.3%) were made up of individuals, and 3,255 (8.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82. There were 27,788 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (68.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.36.

The population was spread out, with 26,911 people (23.2%) under the age of 18, 11, 69 people (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 30,053 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 33,312 people (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,999 people (12.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

There were 44,433 housing units at an average density of {{convert|896.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 24,188 (59.6%) were owner-occupied, and 16,371 (40.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. 68,236 people (58.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46,043 people (39.7%) lived in rental housing units.

=== 2000 ===
[[File:Vallejo Historic City Hall, 715 Marin St., Vallejo, California (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Vallejo.]]
[[File:USA-Vallejo-First United Methodist Church-5 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|First United Methodist Church.]]
As of the [[census]]<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 2000, there were 116,760 people, 39,601 households, and 28,235 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,493.3|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 41,219 housing units at an average density of {{convert|527.2|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 35.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 24.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.92% of the population.

As of 2000, residents with Filipino ancestry made up 20.74% of Vallejo's population.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://vallejo.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm |title=Vallejo Population and Demographics (Vallejo, CA) |website=vallejo.areaconnect.com |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110707160328/http://vallejo.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>  As of 2009, Vallejo is the [[List of cities and municipalities in the San Francisco Bay Area|9th]] largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, [[List of largest cities in California by population|50th]] in the state of California, and [[List of United States cities by population|215th]] in the U.S. by population.

There were 39,601 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,030, and the median income for a family was $53,805. Males had a median income of $40,132 versus $32,129 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,415. About 7.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 64 or over.
[[File:Vallejo's Mad Hatter Holiday Parade 2017 (39621272181) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Vallejo's Mad Hatter Holiday Parade.]]
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|-
! Demographic profile !! 2010<ref>{{cite web |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0681666.html |title=Vallejo (city), California |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120910062832/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0681666.html |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> !! 1990<ref name="census1">{{cite web |title=California&nbsp;— Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url= https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |access-date=March 18, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> !! 1970<ref name="census1" /> !! 1950<ref name="census1" />
|-
| [[White American|White]] || 32.8% || 50.5% || 78.2% || 90.8%
|-
|&nbsp;—[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]] || 25.0% || 46.2% || N/A || N/A
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]] || 22.1% || 21.2% || 16.6% || 5.8%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) || 22.6% || 10.8% || 6.1% || N/A
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]] || 24.9% || 23.0% || 4.1% || 0.6%
|}