Oroville

Population: 19,855
Median household income: $51,893
Median home value: $280,600

Located in Butte County, California, Oroville is a community with a population of 19,855. Its median household income of $51,893 runs below the Butte County figure of $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oroville's population grew 2.4% from 19,393 to 19,855, while its median home value rose 52.8% from $183,600 to $280,600.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,855
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,893
Median home value: $280,600
Median gross rent: $1,074
Housing units: 7,841
Homeownership rate: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,39319,855

Median household income

$34,428$51,893

Median home value

$183,600$280,600

Median gross rent

$848$1,074

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,393	$34,428	$183,600	$848
2020	19,659	$34,371	$192,000	$887
2021	20,409	$38,801	$216,800	$914
2022	20,283	$46,362	$266,100	$1,033
2023	19,855	$51,893	$280,600	$1,074

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,514	7.6%
5 to 17	3,320	16.7%
18 to 24	1,393	7.0%
25 to 34	3,522	17.7%
35 to 44	2,804	14.1%
45 to 54	1,903	9.6%
55 to 64	2,738	13.8%
65 to 74	1,672	8.4%
75 and over	989	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,229	56.6%
Black or African American	632	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	276	1.4%
Asian	2,251	11.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	145	0.7%
Two or more races	1,292	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,018	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,316	17.0%
High school graduate	4,008	29.4%
Some college or associate's	5,529	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,336	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	439	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,415	77.4%
Carpooled	629	9.0%
Public transit	72	1.0%
Walked	257	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	451	6.4%
Other means	169	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,881	44.0%
15 to 29 min	2,155	32.9%
30 to 44 min	1,042	15.9%
45 to 59 min	101	1.5%
60+ min	363	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 21.8% (4,117 of 18,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,543	64.6%
Nonfamily households	2,493	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,036	89.7%
Vacant	805	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,587	51.0%
Renter-occupied	3,449	49.0%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,855	61.9%
1-unit, attached	186	2.4%
2 to 4 units	793	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1,084	13.8%
20 or more units	456	5.8%
Mobile home & other	467	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0654386
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.4954, -121.5601