Yuba City is home to 183,364 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 44,215 more people. The median age is 35.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $423,730.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,169, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Yuba City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$192,055 → $423,730(+121%)US over the same years: +67%
White share72.9% → 44.5%(−28.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share13.5% → 31.9%(+18.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)36.1%(3,519)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(2,288)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(2,908)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(329)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(93)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,748 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 City, decade by decade
Yuba City 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
122,643
$58,682
$192,055
12.6%
55.0
2000
139,149
$63,666
$194,451
13.1%
69.7
2010
166,892
$70,714
$353,559
16.0%
77.3
2020
181,208
$74,742
$353,206
19.1%
84.5
2024
183,364
$78,169
$423,730
19.5%
84.0
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.
