Tehama County, California

Tehama County has a population of 65,167 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $339,600, about 5.3 times the county's median household income of $63,784.

Home price
$339,600
Income
$63,784
Population
65,167
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$339,600county
Median gross rent$1,184county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198047.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,593county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,362county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,038county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,865county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$63,784county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.1%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.9%county
Share of workers employed by government22.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$44,033county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport88676county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths39.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county40county
Public school enrollment10948county
Students per full-time teacher20.2county
Free lunch eligible72.4%county
Elementary schools24county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter13.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population65,167county
Land area in square miles2,949county
People per square mile of land22.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store8.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.1%county
Second languages21.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents94county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,371county
Households that moved away1,536county
Average income of arriving households$55,827county
Average income of departing households$50,292county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year36county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings22.2%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing7 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days230 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$198county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh39.6¢county
Household electricity use500 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.9%county
Homes heated by propane18.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood20.7%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk90.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.8county
Landslide risk98.3county
Hail risk9.2county
Earthquake risk94.3county
Tornado risk12.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk57.2county
Winter weather risk2.3county
Strong wind risk4.0county
Wildfire risk98.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tehama County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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