Sutter County, California

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 98,971
Median household income: $75,450
Median home value: $399,400

Sutter County, California counts 98,971 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,450, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sutter County's population grew 3.0% from 96,109 to 98,971, while its median household income rose 27.8% from $59,050 to $75,450.

75.5% of workers drive to work alone. 72.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 98,971
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,450
Median home value: $399,400
Median gross rent: $1,364
Housing units: 34,681
Homeownership rate: 59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,10998,971

Median household income

$59,050$75,450

Median home value

$279,400$399,400

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,364

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,109	$59,050	$279,400	$1,033
2020	96,315	$63,502	$306,000	$1,095
2021	99,080	$67,003	$326,300	$1,167
2022	99,101	$72,654	$375,400	$1,289
2023	98,971	$75,450	$399,400	$1,364

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,217	6.3%
5 to 17	18,951	19.1%
18 to 24	8,535	8.6%
25 to 34	13,631	13.8%
35 to 44	12,524	12.7%
45 to 54	11,292	11.4%
55 to 64	11,894	12.0%
65 to 74	9,078	9.2%
75 and over	6,849	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,558	42.0%
Black or African American	1,578	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	669	0.7%
Asian	16,877	17.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	347	0.4%
Some other race	1,075	1.1%
Two or more races	4,806	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32,061	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,814	21.2%
High school graduate	16,102	24.7%
Some college or associate's	22,163	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	8,877	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,312	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,345	75.5%
Carpooled	5,800	14.0%
Public transit	366	0.9%
Walked	538	1.3%
Bicycle	97	0.2%
Worked from home	2,952	7.1%
Other means	395	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,593	35.3%
15 to 29 min	10,624	27.6%
30 to 44 min	5,391	14.0%
45 to 59 min	4,068	10.6%
60+ min	4,865	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 14.8% (14,494 of 98,110)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,730	71.4%
Nonfamily households	9,510	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,240	95.8%
Vacant	1,441	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,672	59.2%
Renter-occupied	13,568	40.8%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,132	72.5%
1-unit, attached	1,579	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2,097	6.0%
5 to 19 units	1,525	4.4%
20 or more units	2,666	7.7%
Mobile home & other	1,682	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 06101
State: California
Land area: 603 sq mi
Water area: 5.72 sq mi
Center point: 39.0362, -121.7039