Tehama County, California

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,520
Median household income: $61,834
Median home value: $315,600

Tehama County is a county in California with a population of 65,520. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,834 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tehama County's population grew 2.5% from 63,912 to 65,520, while its median household income rose 38.9% from $44,514 to $61,834.

The median resident is 40.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,520
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,834
Median home value: $315,600
Median gross rent: $1,159
Housing units: 27,456
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,91265,520

Median household income

$44,514$61,834

Median home value

$215,900$315,600

Median gross rent

$872$1,159

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,912	$44,514	$215,900	$872
2020	64,176	$48,895	$231,500	$972
2021	65,345	$52,901	$243,600	$1,028
2022	65,484	$59,029	$290,400	$1,119
2023	65,520	$61,834	$315,600	$1,159

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,836	5.9%
5 to 17	11,947	18.2%
18 to 24	4,803	7.3%
25 to 34	7,944	12.1%
35 to 44	7,768	11.9%
45 to 54	7,145	10.9%
55 to 64	9,002	13.7%
65 to 74	7,639	11.7%
75 and over	5,436	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,228	62.9%
Black or African American	541	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	743	1.1%
Asian	1,171	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	63	0.1%
Some other race	468	0.7%
Two or more races	2,848	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,458	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,165	13.7%
High school graduate	12,929	28.8%
Some college or associate's	17,373	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,952	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,515	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,971	76.8%
Carpooled	2,471	10.0%
Public transit	35	0.1%
Walked	407	1.6%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	2,530	10.2%
Other means	258	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,615	38.9%
15 to 29 min	6,208	28.0%
30 to 44 min	4,799	21.7%
45 to 59 min	1,207	5.4%
60+ min	1,329	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 15.4% (9,988 of 64,776)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,983	69.2%
Nonfamily households	7,543	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,526	89.3%
Vacant	2,930	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,574	67.6%
Renter-occupied	7,952	32.4%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,293	70.3%
1-unit, attached	467	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,292	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1,181	4.3%
20 or more units	520	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4,703	17.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 06103
State: California
Land area: 2,949 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 40.1262, -122.2323