Los Molinos vs Red Bluff

A side-by-side comparison of Los Molinos and Red Bluff: population, income, housing, and more.

Los Molinos and Red Bluff are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Red Bluff has the higher population (14,592 vs 1,590 in Los Molinos). Red Bluff has the higher median household income ($50,216 vs $34,324 in Los Molinos). Red Bluff has the higher median home value ($271,100 vs $220,300 in Los Molinos).

Population, income & housing

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
Population	1,590	14,592
Median age	35.6 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$34,324	$50,216
Median home value	$220,300	$271,100
Median gross rent	$1,108	$1,068
Housing units	891	6,356
Homeownership rate	58.3%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
Population	1,746 → 1,590 (-8.9%)	14,264 → 14,592 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$41,000 → $34,324 (-16.3%)	$31,450 → $50,216 (+59.7%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $220,300 (+42.4%)	$174,300 → $271,100 (+55.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,108 (+4.4%)	$867 → $1,068 (+23.2%)

Los Molinos

Population

1,7461,590

Median household income

$41,000$34,324

Median home value

$154,700$220,300

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,108

Red Bluff

Population

14,26414,592

Median household income

$31,450$50,216

Median home value

$174,300$271,100

Median gross rent

$867$1,068

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
Under 5	4.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.7%	22.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	17.3%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.6%
75 and over	5.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	65.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	52.1%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
No high school diploma	15.2%	13.4%
High school graduate	33.2%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
Drove alone	77.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.7%
Other means	6.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
1-unit, detached	71.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	24.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Los Molinos	Red Bluff
Poverty rate	33.8%	17.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1968	1977