California · Census place 54386
Oroville city, CA
Quick answer
Oroville city has 19,855 residents, ranking #351 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $51,893, the median home is worth $280,600 and median gross rent runs $1,074 a month.
- Population
- 19,855Oroville city residents
- Median household income
- $51,893Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $280,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,074Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oroville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oroville city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 51% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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