Oroville.
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California·Butte County
6 tracts·16K people·$312K median·1,145/mi²
White 55 · Hispanic 22 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 8 · Black 4 · Other 2
Married couple 37 · Other 34 · Living alone 29
Oroville 28 · Chico 9 · Oroville East 4 · Durham 3 · Sacramento 2 · Elsewhere 54
Health 43 · Retail 15 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Professional 6 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Sales · office 28 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Service 26 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Oroville is $311,600 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Oroville has 19,752 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 54.6% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Asian, 7.5% Multiracial, 3.5% Black and 2.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS).
STREAM Charter (37%), Wyandotte Academy (35%) and Plumas Avenue Elementary (29%) lead the elementary schools; Nelson Avenue Middle (27%), Ishi Hills Middle (18%) and The Studios @ Central (14%) lead the middle schools; Oroville High (27%), Prospect High (Continuation) (4%) and Come Back Butte Charter (3%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,093/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Oroville is $52,270 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Oroville, median rent is $1,093/month and the median home value is $311,600 (Census ACS).
Oroville reported 10.4 violent crimes and 48.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Oroville are wildfire (95), landslide (90) and earthquake (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.35g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Oroville scores 8.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).