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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Redding Metro

Redding, CA · 1 counties · 177,223 residents · 3,776 sq mi
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Redding is home to 177,223 people. The median age is 41.8, about 5 years above the US median. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The foreign-born share is 5%. The average commute runs 19 minutes. The typical home is worth $267,600, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 37.2
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
177,223
+9%since 2000
from 163,256 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
47 / sq mi
+9%since 2000
from 43 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
41.8
+7%since 2000
from 38.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
3,776 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
144K154K165K175K186K19902000201020202024Redding
2024181K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.8%(10,268)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.9%(10,537)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.4%(11,394)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(12,439)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.2%(11,003)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3411.3%(19,957)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4411%(19,567)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415%(26,585)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6414.4%(25,506)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 749.3%(16,551)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.3%(9,446)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.2%(3,970)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,944
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,335 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$23,772
+34%since 2000
from $17,738 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
25.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
16.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.453
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information13.5%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 7%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.7%
US avg: 4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction2.7%
US avg: 1.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$267,600
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,900 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$857
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $563 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
64.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 66.1% in 2000
35.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.52 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
37.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
6.1
+1%since 2009
from 6.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.4%(141,097)
Black0.7%(1,179)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(8,998)
Asian1.8%(3,014)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic82.4%(146,044)
Black0.8%(1,438)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(14,878)
Asian2.4%(4,297)
Other5.7%(10,038)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6%(10,530)
Spaniard0.5%(846)
Puerto Rican0.2%(381)
Salvadoran0.2%(281)
Nicaraguan0.1%(235)
Uruguayan0.1%(153)
Guatemalan0.1%(149)
Cuban0.1%(140)
Chilean0%(58)
Honduran0%(55)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
German20.3%(35,911)
Irish15.5%(27,365)
English13.4%(23,731)
American7.9%(13,920)
Italian5.4%(9,636)
French4%(6,997)
Swedish3.1%(5,418)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(4,460)
Dutch2.4%(4,314)
Norwegian2.4%(4,284)
Scottish2.4%(4,272)
Polish1.5%(2,633)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese1.4%(2,459)
Russian1.1%(1,858)
Danish1%(1,853)
Welsh1%(1,707)
French Canadian0.7%(1,261)
Finnish0.6%(1,140)
Swiss0.5%(929)
British0.5%(832)
Czech0.4%(756)
Greek0.4%(680)
Arab0.3%(616)
Hungarian0.3%(587)
Austrian0.3%(572)
Canadian0.2%(430)
Ukrainian0.2%(373)
Lithuanian0.1%(236)
Croatian0.1%(211)
Lebanese0.1%(204)
Australian0.1%(203)
Iraqi0.1%(197)
Iranian0.1%(188)
Armenian0.1%(182)
Jordanian0.1%(157)
Slovak0.1%(142)
Serbian0.1%(111)
Romanian0.1%(109)
Turkish0.1%(103)
West Indian0.1%(97)
Belgian0%(86)
Nigerian0%(56)
Brazilian0%(44)
Ethiopian0%(43)
Slovene0%(33)
Latvian0%(21)
Syrian0%(17)
Bulgarian0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.1%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
6.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.4 min
+45%since 2000
from 13.4 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
79.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
15.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.6% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
5.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.5%(24,407)
Married49.3%(35,892)
Widowed3.6%(2,626)
Divorced13.6%(9,912)
Women 15+
Never married26.6%(20,312)
Married48.3%(36,914)
Widowed9.3%(7,121)
Divorced15.7%(12,016)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
6.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 23.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 48.4% 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)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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In this metro

Largest cities

ReddingCENTRAL94,092Anderson11,131Shasta Lake10,208Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County)7,408Happy Valley5,944Bella Vista4,511Palo Cedro3,685Burney2,668Shingletown2,164Centerville CDP (Shasta County)1,954Shasta1,387Jones Valley1,122Johnson Park943Millville939Mountain Gate742Oak Run596Lakehead577Fall River Mills444McArthur346Keswick240Whitmore207Castella204Round Mountain169French Gulch154Montgomery Creek134Cassel118Igo90Big Bend67Hat Creek57Ono37

The 30 most populous of 32 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

1 component county

Shasta CountyCENTRAL181,648
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Redding, CA?

Redding, CA has about 177,223 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Redding, CA?

The typical household in Redding, CA earns about $43,944 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Redding, CA expensive?

In Redding, CA, the median home is worth about $267,600, and the typical rent is about $857 a month.

How educated are people in Redding, CA?

About 20.0% of adults age 25 and over in Redding, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Redding, CA?

About 16.5% of people in Redding, CA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Redding, CA grown since 1990?

Yes, Redding, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 30,187 residents, a change of about 21 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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