Snelling, CA Demographics

Population 706 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Snelling

Household size in Snelling

Household size, people per household
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–103.513.042.68
2010–142.863.102.73
2015–192.913.092.71
2020–242.893.012.65
Change−0.62−0.03−0.03
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Households in Snelling average 2.89 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Even so, the typical household here is smaller than in California as a whole, where it has 3.01 people. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 3.51, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Snelling

Median age, years
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1026.635.837.7
2010–1438.736.838.6
2015–1938.537.939.6
2020–2442.839.040.1
Change+16.3+3.1+2.3
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Snelling skews older than the country: its median age is 42.8, against 40.1 nationally.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Snelling

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1012.0%13.5%12.3%
2010–1414.0%13.5%12.3%
2015–196.4%12.3%11.6%
2020–249.5%12.3%11.6%
Change−2.5 pts−1.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are less common in Snelling than nationally: 9.5%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Snelling

Renters in Snelling

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1048.5%42.6%33.3%
2010–1446.9%45.2%35.6%
2015–1956.3%45.2%36.0%
2020–2457.1%44.1%34.8%
Change+8.5 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Renters far outnumber owners in Snelling: 57.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Among homeowners, 34.4% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Snelling

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1012.2%8.7%11.4%
2010–1415.3%8.1%11.4%
2015–1916.1%7.5%11.1%
2020–2422.5%7.3%9.6%
Change+10.3 pts−1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 22.5% of the housing in Snelling, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Snelling

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–10196819721974
2010–14197419731975
2015–19197419741977
2020–24197419761980
Change+7+4+6
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Housing in Snelling leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. California as a whole looks much the same.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Snelling

Rent, per month
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–10$672$1,298$965
2010–14$712$1,379$1,040
2015–19$733$1,721$1,213
2020–24$1,023$2,229$1,571
Change+$350+$931+$606
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A typical rental in Snelling costs $1,023 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Snelling

Bachelor's degrees in Snelling

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1011.5%29.1%28.4%
2010–1414.5%30.1%29.6%
2015–1916.5%32.9%32.1%
2020–2411.3%36.3%35.6%
Change−0.2 pts+7.1 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Snelling have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.3%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Snelling

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1064.7%79.9%84.9%
2010–1477.3%80.7%86.1%
2015–1963.7%82.6%87.7%
2020–2465.9%84.2%89.3%
Change+1.2 pts+4.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About a third of adults in Snelling never finished high school, well above the national share: only 65.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Snelling

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSnellingCaliforniaU.S.
2006–108.9%9.2%8.1%
2010–1411.5%11.3%9.4%
2015–198.0%6.3%5.6%
2020–2413.0%6.6%5.4%
Change+4.1 pts−2.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Snelling: 13.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Snelling compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Snelling2.8942.89.5%57.1%22.5%1974$1,02311.3%65.9%13.0%
Merced Falls2.4149.15.6%31.1%23.9%1985$1,61315.4%75.8%8.3%
Cressey3.4735.312.1%41.5%17.2%1975$1,30310.2%63.8%10.3%
Ballico3.2831.819.0%50.0%7.9%1969$1,23114.8%68.4%10.5%
La Grange2.5048.72.6%13.1%17.1%1990$1,59415.6%85.8%12.4%
Hickman3.4341.08.1%35.7%9.0%1983$1,08913.9%82.7%12.1%
Lake Don Pedro2.1052.82.3%18.0%25.8%1993$2,08117.7%83.2%4.7%
Hornitos2.5952.415.3%15.9%5.9%1984$1,00829.2%77.6%0.3%
Denair3.1633.411.5%31.4%3.2%1979$1,45921.6%89.1%7.0%
Delhi3.6430.713.5%34.1%3.3%1988$1,29316.3%69.0%10.2%
Waterford3.5533.620.3%40.6%6.5%1986$1,5389.1%71.5%6.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Snelling. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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