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Oroville, CA

19,752 Population
13.9 square miles 1,421.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,452 ±$2,137 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $38,305 ±$999
  • about half the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,270 ±$5,578 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $67,928 ±$2,444
  • about half the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.4% ±3.9% (4,012  ±736) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 19.3% 39,109 (±1% / ±1,934)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.9 minutes ±1.7 (129,295  ±17,209) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 21 1,660,520 (±0.6 / ±59,878)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,976 ±345 Number of households
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 83,312 ±819
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (18,339  ±55) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 2.4 201,585 (±0 / ±104)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±1.7% (143  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 3.9% † 1,967 (±0.8% / ±380)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,964 ±381 Number of housing units
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 92,813 ±113
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$311,600 ±$14,757 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $424,700 ±$6,679
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.4% ±4% (3,026  ±788.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 17.4% 35,928 (±1.2% / ±2,438.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.1% ±4.9% (11,131  ±809.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 90.6% 122,458 (±1.8% / ±2,494.5)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.2% ±2.5% (1,649  ±340.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 31.9% 43,158 (±1.1% / ±1,520)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±4.1% (2,039  ±817) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 8.6% 17,789
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.9% ±1.7% (1,188  ±251) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 6.8% 11,249 (±0.5% / ±851)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,188 Total veterans ±251 963 Male ±208 225 Female ±161

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