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Yuba City Metro

Yuba City, CA · 2 counties · 187,478 residents (2025 est.) · 1,235 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
183,364
+32%since 2000
from 139,149 in 2000
187,478 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
149 / sq mi
+32%since 2000
from 113 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+8%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,235 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
117K135K153K171K189K19902000201020202024Yuba City
2024183K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(12,310)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.8%(14,275)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(12,904)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(13,164)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(11,735)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(26,085)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(24,522)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(20,119)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(20,974)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(16,201)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(8,163)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(2,912)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,169
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,950 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,406
+121%since 2000
from $15,998 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.6%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
+8%since 2010
from 0.421 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade7.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing6.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Construction6.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$423,730
+118%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $106,744 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,380
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $498 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 58.3% in 2000
37.7% rent
Vacancy rate
5.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.92 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.90 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.0%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+2%since 2009
from 5.3 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.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.4%(86,852)
Black2.3%(3,213)
Hispanic / Latino20.1%(27,978)
Asian9.5%(13,251)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic44.5%(81,622)
Black2.6%(4,769)
Hispanic / Latino31.9%(58,535)
Asian13%(23,910)
Other7.9%(14,528)
Diversity Score
84
+12%since 2009
from 75 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
24
+7%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
Mexican27.4%(50,201)
Puerto Rican0.9%(1,586)
Central American0.8%(1,458)
Spaniard0.5%(860)
Guatemalan0.3%(460)
Nicaraguan0.2%(406)
Salvadoran0.2%(351)
Colombian0.1%(268)
Cuban0.1%(262)
Dominican0.1%(186)
Peruvian0.1%(124)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(122)
Chilean0.1%(93)
Panamanian0.1%(62)
Asian origin
Asian Indian6.1%(11,115)
Hmong2.6%(4,699)
Filipino1%(1,755)
Pakistani1.1%(1,076)
Kazakh0.5%(842)
Chinese0.4%(761)
Japanese0.3%(610)
Vietnamese0.2%(281)
Laotian0.3%(262)
Cambodian0.1%(260)
Korean0.1%(159)
Thai0.1%(104)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(84)
Mien0%(43)
Burmese0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(554)
Samoan0.2%(324)
Fijian0.1%(201)
Tongan0.1%(174)
Guamanian0%(75)
Ancestry
German8.7%(15,997)
English7.9%(14,453)
Irish6.6%(12,144)
American2.6%(4,804)
Italian2.5%(4,630)
Scottish1.5%(2,768)
French1.3%(2,327)
Portuguese1%(1,846)
Norwegian0.8%(1,473)
Swedish0.7%(1,323)
Dutch0.7%(1,282)
Polish0.7%(1,255)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.5%(905)
British0.5%(837)
Russian0.4%(771)
Danish0.4%(751)
Greek0.4%(656)
Arab0.3%(491)
Welsh0.3%(481)
West Indian0.2%(386)
Swiss0.2%(320)
Czech0.1%(259)
Romanian0.1%(254)
Austrian0.1%(223)
Finnish0.1%(182)
Ukrainian0.1%(180)
Egyptian0.2%(159)
Lebanese0.1%(142)
Jamaican0.1%(131)
Ethiopian0.1%(123)
Canadian0.1%(103)
Armenian0%(91)
Iranian0%(90)
Nigerian0.1%(80)
Croatian0%(77)
Haitian0%(70)
Hungarian0%(67)
Belgian0.1%(45)
Brazilian0%(42)
Syrian0%(36)
Slovak0%(29)
Guyanese0%(26)
Moroccan0%(15)
Serbian0%(8)
Israeli0%(7)
Turkish0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
82.7%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 72.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.6 min
+55%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
13.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% 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
8.2%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.0%
−8.4 ptssince 2011
from 15.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 62.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 15.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
17.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 14.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−11.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 79.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
68.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 68.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
18.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 19.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.6%(26,332)
Married51.7%(37,262)
Widowed2.8%(2,038)
Divorced8.9%(6,397)
Women 15+
Never married29.8%(21,418)
Married50.5%(36,281)
Widowed8.1%(5,841)
Divorced11.6%(8,306)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−11.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 46.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
35.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 33.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 58.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 46.6% 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)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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Yuba CityCENTRAL69,485Linda23,871Olivehurst18,444Marysville12,738Live Oak9,466Plumas Lake9,418Wheatland4,267Sutter2,532Loma Rica2,343Beale AFB1,344Challenge-Brownsville887Dobbins875Rio Oso437Meridian319Trowbridge243Robbins210East Nicolaus110Nicolaus102Smartsville44Camptonville42
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2 component counties

Sutter CountyCENTRAL98,787Yuba CountyCENTRAL88,691
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Yuba City, CA?

Yuba City, CA has about 183,364 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Yuba City, CA?

The typical household in Yuba City, CA earns about $78,169 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Yuba City, CA expensive?

In Yuba City, CA, the median home is worth about $423,730, and the typical rent is about $1,380 a month.

How educated are people in Yuba City, CA?

About 19.5% of adults age 25 and over in Yuba City, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Yuba City, CA?

About 14.3% of people in Yuba City, CA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Yuba City, CA grown since 1990?

Yes, Yuba City, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 60,721 residents, a change of about 50 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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