South Oroville

Population: 2,811
Median household income: $64,785
Median home value: $248,400

Located in Butte County, California, South Oroville is a community with a population of 2,811. Its median household income of $64,785 runs below the Butte County figure of $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Oroville's population declined 3.3% from 2,906 to 2,811, while its median home value rose 60.7% from $154,600 to $248,400.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,811
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,785
Median home value: $248,400
Median gross rent: $1,288
Housing units: 1,184
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9062,811

Median household income

$46,917$64,785

Median home value

$154,600$248,400

Median gross rent

$983$1,288

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,906	$46,917	$154,600	$983
2020	2,606	$50,655	$161,000	$1,056
2021	2,668	$57,013	$176,900	$1,122
2022	2,291	$66,150	$223,600	$1,231
2023	2,811	$64,785	$248,400	$1,288

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

Age distribution

Under 514.4%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 3421.3%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	406	14.4%
5 to 17	342	12.2%
18 to 24	101	3.6%
25 to 34	600	21.3%
35 to 44	420	14.9%
45 to 54	204	7.3%
55 to 64	329	11.7%
65 to 74	302	10.7%
75 and over	107	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,448	51.5%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.3%
Asian	371	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.5%
Two or more races	166	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	782	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	299	15.2%
High school graduate	821	41.8%
Some college or associate's	647	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	178	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	845	73.1%
Carpooled	173	15.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	97	8.4%
Other means	17	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	429	40.5%
15 to 29 min	256	24.2%
30 to 44 min	322	30.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	52	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 25.8% (710 of 2,756)

	Count	Share
Family households	603	57.4%
Nonfamily households	448	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,051	88.8%
Vacant	133	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	699	66.5%
Renter-occupied	352	33.5%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	981	82.9%
1-unit, attached	47	4.0%
2 to 4 units	16	1.4%
5 to 19 units	4	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	136	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673178
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4766, -121.5439