With 69,471 people, Yuba City is a city in California. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 32,713 people. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 4,193 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 24%. That trails the California median by roughly 24%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,477, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Yuba City
What changed most since 1990
Population27,437 → 69,471(+153%)US over the same years: +35%
White share71.0% → 37.2%(−33.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants40.7% → 57.3%(+16.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)35.1%(1,169)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(791)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(1,038)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(82)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,331 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
Yuba City, decade by decade
Yuba City 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
27,437
$56,380
$204,486
16.4%
57.5
2000
36,758
$59,856
$204,572
14.4%
72.6
2010
64,925
$71,209
$365,829
19.1%
82.9
2020
70,117
$73,825
$369,187
20.4%
88.6
2024
69,471
$75,477
$434,600
20.4%
88.0
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.
