Olivehurst is a city of 18,444 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 7,383 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8. There are 2,192 people per square mile. The average commute runs 35 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,214, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 177%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Olivehurst
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,004 → $384,500(+191%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share13.2% → 41.1%(+27.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share75.2% → 39.9%(−35.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Olivehurst's population equals 22% of Yuba County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 16% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 16% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)48.3%(609)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(183)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.7%(350)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,262 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Olivehurst, decade by decade
Olivehurst population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,738
$42,028
$132,004
4.5%
51.4
2000
11,061
$54,384
$138,628
5.0%
70.7
2010
13,656
$53,365
$243,838
6.7%
77.0
2020
16,595
$65,825
$302,040
13.1%
83.1
2024
18,444
$83,214
$384,500
13.1%
82.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
