Yolo County, California

Yolo County has a population of 220,564 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $620,700, about 6.8 times the county's median household income of $91,752.

Home price
$620,700
Income
$91,752
Population
220,564
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$620,700county
Median gross rent$1,857county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented45.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,506county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,104county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,615county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,917county
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$91,752county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate16.7%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 home18.1%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government28.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.8%county
Economic output per resident$92,977county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.77%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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6679426county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.9 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths20.4county
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 higher44.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.6%county
Public schools in the county62county
Public school enrollment29820county
Students per full-time teacher21.3county
Free lunch eligible58.7%county
Elementary schools36county
Middle schools8county
High schools16county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians124county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter15.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.7%county

Place

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

Population220,564county
Land area in square miles1,013county
People per square mile of land218.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores41county
Convenience stores17county
Share living far from a food store14.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age32.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.5%county
Share of households that are one person24.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States21.0%county
Second languages36.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents56county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in6,215county
Households that moved away7,407county
Average income of arriving households$69,433county
Average income of departing households$73,031county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year397county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.5%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing3 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days287 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 16county
Average first fall frostNov 29county

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 electricity32.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.6%county
Homes heated by propane3.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband92.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk89.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.6county
Landslide risk86.2county
Hail risk11.3county
Earthquake risk97.4county
Tornado risk22.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk78.6county
Winter weather risk1.8county
Strong wind risk8.6county
Wildfire risk87.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Yolo 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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