Daly City, CA Population

Overview

104,914

Total Population

40.6

Median age

50.67%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

45.7

Total dependency ratio

Asian

Largest racial group

24,277

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Daly City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Daly City is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Daly City's population under 18 was 15.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Daly City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Daly City, 12.74% were under the age of 15, 20.84% aged 15 to 29, 47.80% aged 30 to 64, 15.68% aged 65 to 84, and 2.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,398 more females than males in Daly City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.67% females and 49.33% males in Daly City, CA.
The Daly City, CA gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 4,759.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 4,345.

Daly City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Daly City population: 19.16% are White, 3.48% are Black or African American, 0.93% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 57.29% are Asian, 0.66% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 10.26% are some other race and 8.23% are multiracial.
Daly City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Asian population in the city.
By ethnicity, 24,277 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 80,637 (76.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Daly City is Asian with a population of 60,1 (57.29% of the total population).

Daly City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 107,751 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Daly City's population decreased by 2,042 (1.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Daly City's population increased by 3,177 (3.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Daly City's population was lowest in year 2006 at 99,570.