Redwood Valley vs Ukiah

A side-by-side comparison of Redwood Valley and Ukiah: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ukiah has the higher population (16,419 vs 2,117 in Redwood Valley). Ukiah has the higher median household income ($67,122 vs $53,163 in Redwood Valley). Redwood Valley has the higher median home value ($549,100 vs $448,100 in Ukiah).

Population, income & housing

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
Population	2,117	16,419
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,163	$67,122
Median home value	$549,100	$448,100
Median gross rent	$1,368	$1,330
Housing units	748	6,600
Homeownership rate	55.5%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
Population	1,713 → 2,117 (+23.6%)	15,943 → 16,419 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$67,188 → $53,163 (-20.9%)	$49,889 → $67,122 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$335,900 → $549,100 (+63.5%)	$349,600 → $448,100 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,348 → $1,368 (+1.5%)	$1,205 → $1,330 (+10.4%)

Redwood Valley

Population

1,7132,117

Median household income

$67,188$53,163

Median home value

$335,900$549,100

Median gross rent

$1,348$1,368

Ukiah

Population

15,94316,419

Median household income

$49,889$67,122

Median home value

$349,600$448,100

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
Under 5	3.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	23.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	6.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	21.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	5.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	11.9%
75 and over	8.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	58.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
No high school diploma	29.2%	15.6%
High school graduate	24.0%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
Drove alone	89.7%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
1-unit, detached	82.1%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Redwood Valley	Ukiah
Poverty rate	26.1%	16.3%
Average household size	3.20	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	61	18
Median year structure built	1981	1972