University of California-Davis

Population: 8,158
Median household income: $17,625

University of California-Davis, a community in Yolo County, California, has 8,158 residents. At $17,625, its median household income sits below Yolo County's $88,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, University of California-Davis's population grew 11.6% from 7,311 to 8,158, while its median household income fell 15.5% from $20,855 to $17,625.

Owners occupy 2.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 19.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,158
Median age: 19.5 yrs
Median household income: $17,625
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,560
Housing units: 1,642
Homeownership rate: 2.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.8%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3118,158

Median household income

$20,855$17,625

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,560

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,311	$20,855	—	$1,354
2020	9,031	$21,230	—	$1,386
2021	8,532	$23,125	—	$1,329
2022	8,229	$19,541	$115,900	$1,471
2023	8,158	$17,625	—	$1,560

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 171.5%

18 to 2484.8%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 443.8%

45 to 540.3%

55 to 641.1%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	1.2%
5 to 17	119	1.5%
18 to 24	6,918	84.8%
25 to 34	597	7.3%
35 to 44	309	3.8%
45 to 54	26	0.3%
55 to 64	93	1.1%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,787	34.2%
Black or African American	95	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.5%
Asian	2,991	36.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.3%
Two or more races	462	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,759	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate5.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree32.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	4.3%
High school graduate	53	5.2%
Some college or associate's	305	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	290	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	333	32.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone17.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit2.9%

Walked19.8%

Bicycle33.1%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	321	17.0%
Carpooled	76	4.0%
Public transit	54	2.9%
Walked	373	19.8%
Bicycle	625	33.1%
Worked from home	417	22.1%
Other means	21	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	690	46.9%
15 to 29 min	636	43.3%
30 to 44 min	114	7.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	30	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 67.7% (2,295 of 3,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	178	13.1%
Nonfamily households	1,176	86.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,354	82.5%
Vacant	288	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27	2.0%
Renter-occupied	1,327	98.0%

1-unit, detached2.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units56.5%

20 or more units33.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38	2.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	133	8.1%
5 to 19 units	927	56.5%
20 or more units	544	33.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0681302
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5377, -121.7579