COMPARING TWO PLACES
Biggs vs Oroville
PLACE A
Biggs, California
VS
PLACE B
Oroville, Washington
Biggs and Oroville are close in size. Biggs earns more, with a median household income $45,159 higher. Biggs has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 6%).
BIGGSOROVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9271,935−0% vs Oroville
Population density2,1531,145+1,008
Population growth15.1%6.5%+8.6 pts
Median age28.449.3−20.9
Male56.4%54.8%+1.6 pts
Female43.6%45.2%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born8.5%22.6%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.7%56.2%+8.5 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.4%24.0%+3.4 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other7.5%17.0%−9.6 pts
Median household income$84,914$39,755+$45,159
Per capita income$29,085$31,122−$2,037
Poverty rate7.4%26.9%−19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.526−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%8.5%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%1.8%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate11.1%5.5%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation60.3%54.3%+5.9 pts
Median home value$328,400$175,200+$153,200
Median gross rent$1,474$738+$736
Owner-occupied71.2%62.2%+9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%6.4%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.5%57.5%−11.0 pts
Average commute24.210.6+13.5
Worked from home4.1%10.7%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Uninsured3.1%16.5%−13.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025