August is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

[5] 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.

The racial makeup of August was 3,914 (46.7%) White, 224 (2.7%) African American, 183 (2.2%) Native American, 358 (4.3%) Asian, 20 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3,110 (37.1%) from other races, and 581 (6.9%) from two or more races.

3,966 people (47.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,321 people (51.5%) lived in rental housing units.

There were 2,614 housing units at an average density of 2,020.4 per square mile (780.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.33% White, 1.32% African American, 3.04% Native American, 3.24% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 34.13% from other races, and 6.40% from two or more races.

[23] Of the 2,412 households 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families.