Gridley vs Thermalito

A side-by-side comparison of Gridley and Thermalito: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gridley has the higher population (7,372 vs 6,645 in Thermalito). Gridley has the higher median household income ($57,860 vs $53,814 in Thermalito). Gridley has the higher median home value ($297,700 vs $257,400 in Thermalito).

Population, income & housing

	Gridley	Thermalito
Population	7,372	6,645
Median age	34.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,860	$53,814
Median home value	$297,700	$257,400
Median gross rent	$1,127	$1,104
Housing units	2,703	2,493
Homeownership rate	46.8%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gridley	Thermalito
Population	6,744 → 7,372 (+9.3%)	6,894 → 6,645 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$46,477 → $57,860 (+24.5%)	$36,964 → $53,814 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$190,500 → $297,700 (+56.3%)	$163,700 → $257,400 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,127 (+41.8%)	$1,124 → $1,104 (-1.8%)

Gridley

Population

6,7447,372

Median household income

$46,477$57,860

Median home value

$190,500$297,700

Median gross rent

$795$1,127

Thermalito

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gridley	Thermalito
Under 5	6.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	14.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.0%
75 and over	6.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gridley	Thermalito
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	47.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.0%
Asian	0.9%	23.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gridley	Thermalito
No high school diploma	17.9%	22.4%
High school graduate	26.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gridley	Thermalito
Drove alone	83.2%	79.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gridley	Thermalito
1-unit, detached	78.9%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	3.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Gridley	Thermalito
Poverty rate	11.6%	17.2%
Average household size	2.88	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1966	1971