Yuba County, California Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Yuba County, CA Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around averageLess healthy than 77% of counties in California
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C
Income Below average
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D
Education Well below averageLess educated than 74% of counties in California
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,507 | 39,245,658 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 131.3 | 239.4 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 1.69% | 0.19% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 32.7 | 35.5 | 37.3 |
| Households | 28,635 | 13,531,619 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Yuba County grew by 19.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 84,507 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Yuba County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 23.6% of residents. That is 1.8 points above California as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 19,911 23.6% +1.8 pts
- Millennials 29–44 19,071 22.6% -1.1 pts
- Gen X 45–60 14,242 16.9% -3.0 pts
- Boomers 61–79 11,335 13.4% -1.8 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below California, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 49.5% of the people living in Yuba County and men 50.5%.
- Women 49.5% California 49.9%
- Men 50.5% California 50.1%
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Economy
Yuba County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $76,221 | $99,161 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.82% | 5.57% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 6.6% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Yuba County is about 23% lower than in California.
Housing
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $299,499 | $650,794 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,310 | $2,036 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.5% | 55.9% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Yuba County is about 19.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,310 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Yuba County spend about 60 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 252 hours, about 10.5 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 30.2 | 23.5 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 60.4 | 47.0 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 252 | 196 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $7,808 | $6,065 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 17.2% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 7,068 | 16,509 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 1,066 | 2,449 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
California:
Inyo County (11.1 min), Mono County (12.0 min), Del Norte County (12.1 min).
Slowest:
Alpine County (31.3 min), San Benito County (31.2 min), Contra Costa County (31.0 min).
The average commute time in Yuba County is 30 minutes, longer than the 23 minutes in California.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Yuba County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.7% | 33.0% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.90 | 2.84 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
California:
Marin County (0.5), San Francisco County (0.4), Santa Clara County (0.4).
Lowest:
Colusa County (0.2), Merced County (0.2), Glenn County (0.2).
Health
Yuba County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 76.0 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 17.7% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 16.9% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
California:
San Francisco County (0.8), San Mateo County (0.8), Santa Clara County (0.8).
Lowest:
Lake County (0.8), Imperial County (0.8), Tulare County (0.8).
Yuba County, CA Compared With Nearby Counties
Yuba County, CA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 84,507 residents against a local median of 207,907. Yuba County, CA's commute, at 30.2 min, runs 51% above the 20.1 min typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Median home price tells the same story from another angle: $299,499 against a local median of $440,110, 32% below it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Yuba County, CA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves sit within 6.5 min of each other on commute, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Yuba County, CA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Yuba County, CA has the 6th lowest commute of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County, CA | 84,507 | $76,221 #5/6 | $299,499 #6/6 | 30.2 min #6/6 |
| Sutter County, CA | 98,856 | $79,619 | $440,110 | 20.8 min |
| Butte County, CA | 207,907 | $68,302 | $363,369 | 15.8 min |
| Nevada County, CA | 102,481 | $90,457 | $584,770 | 17.7 min |
| Placer County, CA | 418,934 | $115,988 | $676,858 | 22.3 min |
| Yolo County, CA | 220,537 | $91,115 | $425,283 | 20.1 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Yuba County, California.
What is the population of Yuba County, California?
About 84,507 people live in Yuba County, California, in 28,635 households of 2.9 people on average. The median age is 32.7, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.
Is Yuba County, California mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Yuba County, California has 131 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 1.5 times the U.S. average of 86.
Can a typical household afford a home in Yuba County, California?
The median home costs 3.9 times the median household income ($299,499 against $76,221), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,310 a month takes about 21% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
What share of adults in Yuba County, California have a college degree?
15.7% of adults in Yuba County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 6), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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