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Yuba County

California · 88,691 residents (2025 est.) · 632 sq mi
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With 84,507 people, Yuba County is a county in California. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 24,288 more people. The median age is 34.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the California median by roughly 23%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,373, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 153%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Yuba County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$161,045 → $412,300 (+156%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Homes owned by their occupants52.8% → 63.5% (+10.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
  • Hispanic share11.2% → 30.8% (+19.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 58 counties in California

  • 35th in household income$76,373
  • 51st in share with a bachelor's degree17.7%
  • 37th in home value$412,300
  • 14th in diversity score81.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
84,507
+40%since 2000
from 60,219 in 2000
88,691 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
134 / sq mi
+40%since 2000
from 95 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.2
+9%since 2000
from 31.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
632 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
56K63K71K79K87K19902000201020202024Yuba County
202485K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.3%(6,171)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98%(6,788)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(6,430)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(5,845)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(5,485)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(12,608)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(12,015)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.5%(8,863)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.9%(9,242)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.2%(6,955)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(3,073)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,032)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,373
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,460 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,585
+145%since 2000
from $14,124 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.2%
−6.6 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.445
+7%since 2010
from 0.418 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
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
$412,300
+153%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $89,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,311
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $488 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2000
from 54.1% in 2000
36.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.90 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
33.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 38.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+3%since 2009
from 5.2 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
63
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic65.3%(39,320)
Black3%(1,795)
Hispanic / Latino17.4%(10,449)
Asian7.4%(4,480)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic49%(41,396)
Black3.8%(3,196)
Hispanic / Latino30.8%(26,003)
Asian7.8%(6,633)
Other8.6%(7,279)
Diversity Score
81
+14%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
24
+6%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
Mexican25.8%(21,803)
Spaniard0.7%(572)
Nicaraguan0.3%(236)
Salvadoran0.2%(182)
Cuban0.2%(145)
Chilean0.1%(90)
Peruvian0.1%(72)
Guatemalan0.1%(63)
Honduran0.1%(60)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(56)
Colombian0.1%(56)
Asian origin
Hmong4.6%(3,849)
Filipino0.7%(600)
Chinese0.6%(481)
Asian Indian0.4%(361)
Laotian0.3%(262)
Kazakh0.3%(254)
Cambodian0.1%(118)
Vietnamese0.1%(109)
Korean0.1%(79)
Taiwanese0.1%(53)
Thai0.1%(43)
Japanese0%(34)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(287)
Fijian0.2%(191)
Tongan0.1%(106)
Samoan0.1%(74)
Guamanian0.1%(64)
Ancestry
German9.7%(8,200)
English7.6%(6,384)
Irish6.6%(5,612)
American3.1%(2,609)
Italian2.8%(2,336)
Scottish1.7%(1,415)
French1.4%(1,207)
Portuguese1.1%(942)
Polish1.1%(925)
Dutch0.7%(619)
Norwegian0.7%(617)
Russian0.7%(587)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
British0.6%(501)
Greek0.5%(432)
Swedish0.5%(401)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(347)
Welsh0.4%(313)
Danish0.4%(296)
West Indian0.3%(249)
Romanian0.3%(218)
Austrian0.2%(182)
Arab0.1%(118)
Ukrainian0.1%(101)
Finnish0.1%(94)
Jamaican0.1%(92)
Nigerian0.1%(80)
Czech0.1%(79)
Canadian0.1%(67)
Haitian0.1%(52)
Swiss0.1%(50)
Iranian0.1%(49)
Croatian0.1%(47)
Belgian0.1%(45)
Ethiopian0%(42)
Brazilian0%(39)
Slovak0%(26)
Lebanese0%(23)
Hungarian0%(19)
Moroccan0%(15)
Israeli0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
17.7%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.7%
+13.9 ptssince 2000
from 71.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.4 min
+69%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 74.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%
−10.2 ptssince 2011
from 17.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2011
from 60.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2020
from 61.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.6%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
49.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
11.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 15.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.8%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 76.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 16.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.9%(12,511)
Married50.1%(16,529)
Widowed2.2%(720)
Divorced9.8%(3,234)
Women 15+
Never married30.8%(9,906)
Married50%(16,047)
Widowed7.8%(2,493)
Divorced11.4%(3,678)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 46.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 7.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
36.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 33.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 58.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 46.3% 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)38.2%(1,910)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(1,165)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.7%(1,438)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(191)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(2)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,002 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 County, decade by decade

Yuba County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199058,228$51,657$161,0459.5%54.1
200060,219$55,488$163,03810.3%66.5
201072,155$67,335$322,52812.5%72.7
202081,575$72,024$331,61418.0%80.5
202484,507$76,373$412,30017.7%81.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Yuba County, California?

Yuba County, California has about 84,507 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Yuba County, California earns about $76,373 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yuba County, California expensive?

In Yuba County, California, the median home is worth about $412,300, and the typical rent is about $1,311 a month.

How educated are people in Yuba County, California?

About 17.7% of adults age 25 and over in Yuba County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yuba County, California?

About 14.2% of people in Yuba County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yuba County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Yuba County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,279 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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

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