Yuba County, California

Yuba County has a population of 84,507 and has grown 8.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $412,300, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $76,373.

Home price
$412,300
Income
$76,373
Population
84,507
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$412,300county
Median gross rent$1,311county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198042.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,046county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,550county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,156county
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$76,373county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate14.2%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 home8.7%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$53,346county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.74%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 time32.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6679426county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths42.6county
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 higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.7%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment16045county
Students per full-time teacher21.2county
Free lunch eligible68.2%county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools5county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter16.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population84,507county
Land area in square miles632county
People per square mile of land134.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store14.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.3%county
Population change since 2020+8.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age34.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.1%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.5%county
Second languages25.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents70county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in3,207county
Households that moved away2,844county
Average income of arriving households$57,729county
Average income of departing households$53,053county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year461county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.6%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.02 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing3 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 2county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

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 electricity33.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband91.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk83.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.0county
Landslide risk89.1county
Hail risk7.4county
Earthquake risk90.1county
Tornado risk14.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk54.1county
Winter weather risk9.5county
Strong wind risk4.6county
Wildfire risk96.8county

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 Yuba 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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