Gerber

Population: 934
Median household income: $30,694
Median home value: $129,800

Located in Tehama County, California, Gerber is a community with a population of 934. Its median household income of $30,694 runs below the Tehama County figure of $61,834.

From 2019 to 2023, Gerber's population declined 18.1% from 1,140 to 934, while its median home value rose 5.7% from $122,800 to $129,800.

72.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 934
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $30,694
Median home value: $129,800
Median gross rent: $1,245
Housing units: 532
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,140934

Median household income

$47,557$30,694

Median home value

$122,800$129,800

Median gross rent

$693$1,245

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,140	$47,557	$122,800	$693
2020	1,084	—	$113,400	$971
2021	1,049	—	$111,200	$1,102
2022	1,084	$31,324	$121,200	$1,209
2023	934	$30,694	$129,800	$1,245

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1728.6%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	1.4%
5 to 17	267	28.6%
18 to 24	58	6.2%
25 to 34	58	6.2%
35 to 44	68	7.3%
45 to 54	135	14.5%
55 to 64	122	13.1%
65 to 74	183	19.6%
75 and over	30	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221	23.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	691	74.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.1%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's9.7%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	239	40.1%
High school graduate	203	34.1%
Some college or associate's	58	9.7%
Bachelor's degree	96	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means9.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	243	69.0%
Carpooled	18	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	11.6%
Other means	33	9.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	224	72.0%
15 to 29 min	26	8.4%
30 to 44 min	20	6.4%
45 to 59 min	8	2.6%
60+ min	33	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 35.2% (329 of 934)

	Count	Share
Family households	204	43.5%
Nonfamily households	265	56.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	469	88.2%
Vacant	63	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	240	51.2%
Renter-occupied	229	48.8%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	383	72.0%
1-unit, attached	8	1.5%
2 to 4 units	65	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	76	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0629392
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0614, -122.1482