Thermalito

Population: 6,645
Median household income: $53,814
Median home value: $257,400

Located in Butte County, California, Thermalito is a community with a population of 6,645. At $53,814, its median household income sits below Butte County's $68,574.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thermalito's population declined 3.6% from 6,894 to 6,645, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $163,700 to $257,400.

The median gross rent is $1,104. 10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,645
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,814
Median home value: $257,400
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 2,493
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8946,645

Median household income

$36,964$53,814

Median home value

$163,700$257,400

Median gross rent

$1,124$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,894	$36,964	$163,700	$1,124
2020	6,495	$37,302	$162,700	$1,030
2021	6,665	$45,723	$180,100	$986
2022	6,790	$48,013	$223,200	$1,029
2023	6,645	$53,814	$257,400	$1,104

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	314	4.7%
5 to 17	1,274	19.2%
18 to 24	927	14.0%
25 to 34	554	8.3%
35 to 44	741	11.2%
45 to 54	711	10.7%
55 to 64	976	14.7%
65 to 74	666	10.0%
75 and over	482	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,131	47.1%
Black or African American	24	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	131	2.0%
Asian	1,545	23.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.8%
Two or more races	456	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,302	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	925	22.4%
High school graduate	1,412	34.2%
Some college or associate's	1,364	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	367	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	62	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,985	79.3%
Carpooled	326	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	171	6.8%
Other means	22	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,041	44.6%
15 to 29 min	626	26.8%
30 to 44 min	434	18.6%
45 to 59 min	86	3.7%
60+ min	146	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 17.2% (1,143 of 6,634)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,418	62.2%
Nonfamily households	860	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,278	91.4%
Vacant	215	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,594	70.0%
Renter-occupied	684	30.0%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other18.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,801	72.2%
1-unit, attached	52	2.1%
2 to 4 units	50	2.0%
5 to 19 units	85	3.4%
20 or more units	41	1.6%
Mobile home & other	464	18.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0678470
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 39.5089, -121.6011