Kelly Ridge vs South Oroville

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

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

Kelly Ridge has the higher population (3,010 vs 2,811 in South Oroville). South Oroville has the higher median household income ($64,785 vs $56,230 in Kelly Ridge). Kelly Ridge has the higher median home value ($266,300 vs $248,400 in South Oroville).

Population, income & housing

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
Population	3,010	2,811
Median age	58.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,230	$64,785
Median home value	$266,300	$248,400
Median gross rent	$2,250	$1,288
Housing units	1,578	1,184
Homeownership rate	91.3%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
Population	2,850 → 3,010 (+5.6%)	2,906 → 2,811 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$49,458 → $56,230 (+13.7%)	$46,917 → $64,785 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$182,200 → $266,300 (+46.2%)	$154,600 → $248,400 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,273 → $2,250 (+76.7%)	$983 → $1,288 (+31.0%)

Kelly Ridge

Population

2,8503,010

Median household income

$49,458$56,230

Median home value

$182,200$266,300

Median gross rent

$1,273$2,250

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)

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
Under 5	2.0%	14.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	3.8%	21.3%
35 to 44	8.9%	14.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	7.3%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.7%
65 to 74	24.5%	10.7%
75 and over	16.2%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	51.5%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.3%
Asian	2.4%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
No high school diploma	7.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	31.4%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
Drove alone	74.3%	73.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	15.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
1-unit, detached	59.7%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Kelly Ridge	South Oroville
Poverty rate	8.9%	25.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1979	1972