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Barstow Unified School District

Barstow Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 34,720. The median household income is $61,591 and the median age is 33.7.

34,720

Population

19

People / sq mi

$61,591

Median Income

33.7

Median Age

Barstow Unified School District covers 1,832 sq mi of land at 19.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White36.5%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian27.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$61,591

Median Household Income

$28,788

Per Capita Income

14.4%

Poverty Rate

5.7%

Unemployment

Housing

$245,800

Median Home Value

$1,106

Median Rent

50.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

86.3%

High School+

13.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Barstow Unified School District serves a community with a population of 34,720 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Barstow Unified School District is $61,591, with a per capita income of $28,788. The poverty rate is 14.4%.

Barstow Unified School District is 36.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 27.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Barstow Unified School District, 86.3% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 13.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Barstow Unified School District is $245,800, with a median rent of $1,106. The homeownership rate is 50.4%.

Data for Barstow Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0604020).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.