Redding is home to 181,436 people. That puts it in the top 7% of US metro areas for household income. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 5% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 48 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,636, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% 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 Redding
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.7% → 23.8%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California
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)21.4%(2,569)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(1,851)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(4,675)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(572)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(366)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12,002 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
Redding, decade by decade
Redding 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
147,036
$61,396
$218,406
13.7%
20.6
2000
163,256
$62,547
$205,665
16.6%
30.8
2010
177,223
$63,217
$384,962
20.0%
38.8
2020
182,155
$69,255
$316,342
22.1%
52.3
2024
181,436
$72,636
$366,400
23.8%
51.3
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.
