Oceanside, California Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Oceanside	California	National
Population	173,829	39,512,223	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	4,214	256	91
Median age	36.8	36.0	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	56%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	41%	46%	43%
Speak English	69%	56%	79%
Speak Spanish	24%	29%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Oceanside is 1546% higher than California
The median age in Oceanside is 2% higher than California
In Oceanside 72.11% of the population is White
In Oceanside 4.91% of the population is Black
In Oceanside 7.10% of the population is Asian

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Oceanside population breakdown by race

Race	Oceanside	California	National
White	72.11%	61.26%	73.35%
Black	4.91%	5.85%	12.63%
Asian	7.10%	13.85%	5.22%
American Indian	0.58%	0.74%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.88%	0.39%	0.18%
Mixed race	5.65%	4.62%	3.06%
Other race	8.77%	13.28%	4.75%

In Oceanside, 35.4% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

Place of birth by citizenship

Oceanside age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Oceanside, CA demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).