Redwood City, CA Population

Overview

83,905

Total Population

37.0

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

44.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29,609

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Redwood City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Redwood City is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Redwood City's population under 18 was 21.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Redwood City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Redwood City, 17.98% were under the age of 15, 18.42% aged 15 to 29, 50.76% aged 30 to 64, 10.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 689 less females than males in Redwood City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Redwood City, CA.
The Redwood City, CA gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 4,390.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 3,802.

Redwood City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Redwood City population: 50.93% are White, 2.19% are Black or African American, 1.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 16.34% are Asian, 0.86% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 17.19% are some other race and 11.19% are multiracial.
Redwood City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 29,609 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 54,296 (64.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Redwood City is White with a population of 42,735 (50.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 84,852 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Redwood City's population increased by 1,952 (2.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Redwood City's population increased by 7,089 (9.20%), 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, Redwood City's population was lowest in year 2005 at 72,306.