Tehama County vs Yuba County

A side-by-side comparison of Tehama County and Yuba County: population, income, housing, and more.

Tehama County and Yuba County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Yuba County has the higher population (83,079 vs 65,520 in Tehama County). Yuba County has the higher median household income ($73,313 vs $61,834 in Tehama County). Yuba County has the higher median home value ($380,000 vs $315,600 in Tehama County).

Population, income & housing

	Tehama County	Yuba County
Population	65,520	83,079
Median age	40.1 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,834	$73,313
Median home value	$315,600	$380,000
Median gross rent	$1,159	$1,209
Housing units	27,456	30,089
Homeownership rate	67.6%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tehama County	Yuba County
Population	63,912 → 65,520 (+2.5%)	76,360 → 83,079 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$44,514 → $61,834 (+38.9%)	$58,054 → $73,313 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$215,900 → $315,600 (+46.2%)	$257,100 → $380,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $1,159 (+32.9%)	$1,002 → $1,209 (+20.7%)

Tehama County

Population

63,91265,520

Median household income

$44,514$61,834

Median home value

$215,900$315,600

Median gross rent

$872$1,159

Yuba County

Population

76,36083,079

Median household income

$58,054$73,313

Median home value

$257,100$380,000

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,209

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tehama County	Yuba County
Under 5	5.9%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.3%
75 and over	8.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tehama County	Yuba County
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	50.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.8%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tehama County	Yuba County
No high school diploma	13.7%	15.3%
High school graduate	28.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tehama County	Yuba County
Drove alone	76.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	8.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tehama County	Yuba County
1-unit, detached	70.3%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Tehama County	Yuba County
Poverty rate	15.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1981	1985