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Yolo County

California · 224,410 residents (2025 est.) · 1,013 sq mi
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Yolo County is home to 220,564 people in California. The median age is 32.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $620,700. 51,904 more people live here than in 2000. 54% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,752, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Yolo County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share68.7% → 41.8% (−27.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 58 counties in California

  • 25th in household income$91,752
  • 7th in share with a bachelor's degree44.8%
  • 22nd in home value$620,700
  • 11th in diversity score85.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
220,564
+31%since 2000
from 168,660 in 2000
224,410 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
218 / sq mi
+31%since 2000
from 166 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
32.1
+9%since 2000
from 29.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,013 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
133K157K181K205K229K19902000201020202024Yolo County
2024221K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(10,516)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(12,420)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(12,913)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.3%(22,703)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2414%(30,804)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(29,590)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(26,743)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.5%(23,092)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(22,071)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(17,725)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(8,636)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(3,351)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,752
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,769 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,733
+126%since 2000
from $19,365 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.6%
+19.3 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+6%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$620,700
+107%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $164,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,857
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $687 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 53.1% in 2000
45.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.75 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.9%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 54.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.8
−8%since 2009
from 7.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58.1%(97,942)
Black1.9%(3,133)
Hispanic / Latino25.9%(43,707)
Asian9.7%(16,390)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic41.8%(92,161)
Black2.4%(5,323)
Hispanic / Latino33.4%(73,569)
Asian14.9%(32,943)
Other7.5%(16,568)
Diversity Score
86
+11%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
19
−14%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican28.7%(63,224)
Central American1.3%(2,854)
South American1.1%(2,375)
Spaniard0.8%(1,783)
Salvadoran0.8%(1,753)
Puerto Rican0.3%(690)
Colombian0.3%(623)
Guatemalan0.2%(535)
Peruvian0.2%(476)
Venezuelan0.2%(389)
Chilean0.2%(368)
Cuban0.1%(304)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(254)
Argentine0.1%(202)
Honduran0.1%(155)
Ecuadorian0%(105)
Uruguayan0%(54)
Bolivian0%(38)
Dominican0%(11)
Asian origin
Chinese4.8%(10,561)
Asian Indian2.5%(5,519)
Filipino2%(4,341)
Korean0.9%(1,975)
Pakistani0.8%(1,809)
Vietnamese0.8%(1,808)
Japanese0.8%(1,747)
Kazakh0.5%(997)
Nepalese0.4%(808)
Cambodian0.2%(539)
Taiwanese0.2%(530)
Mien0.1%(243)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0.1%(225)
Thai0.1%(218)
Indonesian0.1%(187)
Burmese0%(85)
Laotian0%(50)
Mongolian0%(49)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(479)
Fijian0.2%(368)
Chamorro0.2%(361)
Tongan0.1%(211)
Ancestry
German9.7%(21,422)
English9.7%(21,388)
Irish8.5%(18,768)
Italian4.3%(9,402)
American2.2%(4,943)
Scottish1.8%(3,881)
French1.5%(3,354)
Russian1.5%(3,313)
Polish1.4%(3,062)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,708)
Norwegian1.2%(2,639)
Swedish1%(2,248)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.9%(2,040)
Dutch0.8%(1,697)
Ukrainian0.6%(1,399)
British0.6%(1,371)
Arab0.5%(1,094)
Swiss0.5%(1,041)
Danish0.4%(984)
Iranian0.4%(803)
Czech0.3%(700)
Welsh0.3%(624)
Brazilian0.3%(614)
Greek0.3%(602)
Austrian0.2%(544)
Finnish0.2%(464)
Canadian0.2%(441)
Romanian0.2%(407)
Hungarian0.2%(335)
Nigerian0.1%(316)
Croatian0.1%(306)
Lebanese0.1%(284)
Turkish0.1%(230)
Israeli0.1%(191)
Armenian0.1%(189)
Australian0.1%(182)
Lithuanian0.1%(166)
Egyptian0.1%(147)
Belgian0.1%(141)
Slovak0.1%(113)
Slovene0%(100)
Bulgarian0%(83)
Serbian0%(76)
Latvian0%(62)
Syrian0%(61)
Jamaican0%(55)
Iraqi0%(47)
Ghanaian0%(46)
Haitian0%(45)
Jordanian0%(39)
Kenyan0%(16)
Moroccan0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
44.8%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 34.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.6%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 79.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.7%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.0 min
+70%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
61.7%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 70.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.1%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
4.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 70.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
21.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
21.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 9.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.8%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2017
from 83.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
63.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 62.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
21.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 21.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.9%(40,885)
Married45.3%(40,322)
Widowed2.1%(1,880)
Divorced6.7%(5,999)
Women 15+
Never married43.9%(41,999)
Married41.9%(40,049)
Widowed5.3%(5,114)
Divorced8.9%(8,467)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.8%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 60.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 22.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 33.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)30%(1,991)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(1,344)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(2,082)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(389)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(114)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,631 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

Yolo County, decade by decade

Yolo County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990141,092$69,280$329,76930.3%60.1
2000168,660$74,267$299,48034.1%73.0
2010200,849$82,109$562,91337.8%80.0
2020216,403$89,383$553,65942.6%84.8
2024220,564$91,752$620,70044.8%85.7

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Yolo County, California?

Yolo County, California has about 220,564 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Yolo County, California?

The typical household in Yolo County, California earns about $91,752 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yolo County, California expensive?

In Yolo County, California, the median home is worth about $620,700, and the typical rent is about $1,857 a month.

How educated are people in Yolo County, California?

About 44.8% of adults age 25 and over in Yolo County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yolo County, California?

About 16.7% of people in Yolo County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yolo County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Yolo County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 79,472 residents, a change of about 56 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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