Ukiah is home to 16,304 people in California. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 33% less than in California as a whole. There are 3,420 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,160, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ukiah
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share10.5% → 32.8%(+22.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.7% → 57.6%(−25.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.9% → 22.2%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Ukiah's population equals 18% of Mendocino County's. Its number of households without a car equals 38% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% 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)7.1%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.1%(385)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12%(100)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 836 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
Ukiah, decade by decade
Ukiah 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
14,599
$58,566
$274,328
13.9%
37.9
2000
15,497
$59,581
$257,400
16.1%
54.4
2010
16,075
$61,365
$488,539
18.5%
65.6
2020
16,607
$66,877
$447,242
21.7%
74.6
2024
16,304
$66,160
$458,400
22.2%
69.5
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.
