August, California

August
Census-designated place
Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California
August Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°58′48″N 121°15′50″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Joaquin
Government
• State Senator	Jerry McNerney (D)
• Assemblymember	Rhodesia Ransom (D)
• U. S. Rep.	Josh Harder (D)
Area
• Total	1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2)
• Land	1.26 sq mi (3.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,628
• Density	6,869.43/sq mi (2,652.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95231
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-03209
GNIS feature ID	1866996

August is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 8,628 at the 2020 census, up from 8,390 at the 2010 census.

Geography

August is located at 37°58′48″N 121°15′50″W (37.979890, -121.263984).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	6,735		—
1980	5,445		−19.2%
1990	6,376		17.1%
2000	7,808		22.5%
2010	8,390		7.5%
2020	8,628		2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

The 2020 United States census reported that August had a population of 8,628. The population density was 6,869.4 inhabitants per square mile (2,652.3/km²). The racial makeup of August was 23.4% White, 2.9% African American, 3.1% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 48.7% from other races, and 17.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76.4% of the population.

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.

There were 2,455 households, out of which 47.7% included children under the age of 18, 43.5% were married-couple households, 10.4% were cohabiting couple households, 25.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.7% of households were one person, and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.5. There were 1,892 families (77.1% of all households).

The age distribution was 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% aged 18 to 24, 28.3% aged 25 to 44, 21.3% aged 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.5 males.

There were 2,589 housing units at an average density of 2,061.3 units per square mile (795.9 units/km²), of which 2,455 (94.8%) were occupied. Of these, 46.5% were owner-occupied, and 53.5% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 62.2% of the population were born in California, 6.6% were born in a different state, 0.1% were born in a US territory or abroad to an American parent, and 31.2% were born outside US jurisdiction. Of those aged 5 or older, 31.9% spoke only English at home, 67.0% spoke Spanish, 0.5% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 0.7% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 58.2% were high school graduates and 3.1% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income was $48,708, and the per capita income was $20,378. About 27.3% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line.