Biggs vs South Oroville

A side-by-side comparison of Biggs and South Oroville: population, income, housing, and more.

Biggs and South Oroville are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Oroville has the higher population (2,811 vs 2,254 in Biggs). Biggs has the higher median household income ($73,542 vs $64,785 in South Oroville). Biggs has the higher median home value ($301,800 vs $248,400 in South Oroville).

Population, income & housing

	Biggs	South Oroville
Population	2,254	2,811
Median age	27.3 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,542	$64,785
Median home value	$301,800	$248,400
Median gross rent	$1,475	$1,288
Housing units	769	1,184
Homeownership rate	69.5%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biggs	South Oroville
Population	2,175 → 2,254 (+3.6%)	2,906 → 2,811 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$54,188 → $73,542 (+35.7%)	$46,917 → $64,785 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$211,400 → $301,800 (+42.8%)	$154,600 → $248,400 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,475 (+48.7%)	$983 → $1,288 (+31.0%)

Biggs

Population

2,1752,254

Median household income

$54,188$73,542

Median home value

$211,400$301,800

Median gross rent

$992$1,475

South Oroville

Population

2,9062,811

Median household income

$46,917$64,785

Median home value

$154,600$248,400

Median gross rent

$983$1,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biggs	South Oroville
Under 5	4.7%	14.4%
5 to 17	24.8%	12.2%
18 to 24	17.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	21.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	14.9%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.3%
55 to 64	7.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biggs	South Oroville
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	51.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biggs	South Oroville
No high school diploma	12.2%	15.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biggs	South Oroville
Drove alone	83.4%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	8.4%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biggs	South Oroville
1-unit, detached	83.0%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Biggs	South Oroville
Poverty rate	9.5%	25.8%
Average household size	3.25	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1975	1972