Needles is a city located in San Bernardino County California. Needles has a 2020 population of 4,949. Needles is currently growing at a rate of 0.18% annually and its population has increased by 0.37% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 4,931 in 2010.
The average household income in Needles is $50,270 with a poverty rate of 29.28%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $623 per month, and the median house value is $108,800. The median age in Needles is 42.7 years, 41 years for males, and 44.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Needleswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 3,622 | 73.04% |
Black or African American | 113 | 2.28% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 540 | 10.89% |
Asian | 48 | 0.97% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 10 | 0.20% |
Some Other Race | 87 | 1.75% |
Two or More Races | 539 | 10.87% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 1,959 | 2.53 | 56.4 |
Married | 887 | 2.94 | 81.3 |
Male | 148 | 3.78 | 55.4 |
Female | 308 | 3.6 | 28.6 |
Non Family | 616 | 1.11 | 34.7 |
3.05
Average Family Size
2.53
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 77 | 2.22% |
9th to 12th Grade | 580 | 16.72% |
High School Graduate | 1,284 | 37.01% |
Some College | 952 | 27.44% |
Associates Degree | 144 | 4.15% |
Bachelors Degree | 276 | 7.96% |
Graduate Degree | 156 | 4.50% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 46 | 44 | 44 |
Other Race | 63 | 63 | 26 |
Black | 113 | 113 | 39 |
Native American | 266 | 210 | 53 |
Hispanic | 848 | 636 | 122 |
2+ Races | 436 | 254 | 58 |
White | 2,178 | 1,788 | 174 |
Islander | 10 | 10 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 95.65%.
$30,118
Average Earnings
$32,857
Average Male
$26,359
Average Female
90.38% of Needles residents speak only English, while 9.62% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 7.28% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 3,018 | 840 | 27.83% |
Native | 540 | 124 | 22.96% |
Asian | 48 | 7 | 14.58% |
Other | 16 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 539 | 318 | 59.00% |
Hispanic | 1,223 | 458 | 37.45% |
29.28%
Overall Poverty Rate
26.63%
Male Poverty Rate
31.97%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Needles is White, with 27.83% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Needles is Hispanic, with 37.45% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 7.21%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.60%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 36.91%.
49.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
51.3%
Male Marriage Rate
47.4%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 179 | 6.64% |
Black | 70 | 61.95% |
Native American | 16 | 5.18% |
Other Race | 15 | 17.24% |
2+ Races | 44 | 9.73% |
Hispanic | 60 | 6.76% |
5.25%
Veteran Poverty Rate
47.53%
Veteran Disability Rate
42%
Labor Force Participation
38%
Employment Rate
9.4%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
52.63%
Born in Needles
98.27%
Native Born
1.73%
Foreign Born
0.87%
Non Citizen
0.87%
Naturalized
98.27% of Needles residents were born in the United States, with 52.63% having been born in California. 0.87% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | 2,807 | 0.00% | |
1930 | 3,144 | 337 | 1.14% |
1940 | 3,624 | 480 | 1.43% |
1950 | 4,051 | 427 | 1.12% |
1960 | 4,590 | 539 | 1.26% |
1970 | 4,051 | -539 | -1.24% |
1980 | 4,120 | 69 | 0.17% |
1990 | 5,191 | 1,071 | 2.34% |
2000 | 4,830 | -361 | -0.72% |
2010 | 4,844 | 14 | 0.03% |
2011 | 4,853 | 9 | 0.19% |
2012 | 4,862 | 9 | 0.19% |
2013 | 4,871 | 9 | 0.19% |
2014 | 4,880 | 9 | 0.18% |
2015 | 4,889 | 9 | 0.18% |
2016 | 4,898 | 9 | 0.18% |
2017 | 4,907 | 9 | 0.18% |
2018 | 4,916 | 9 | 0.18% |
2019 | 4,925 | 9 | 0.18% |
2020 | 4,931 | 6 | 0.12% |
2021 | 4,940 | 9 | 0.18% |
2022 | 4,949 | 9 | 0.18% |