Oroville East CDP, Butte County, California Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Oroville East CDP, California, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Oroville East CDP, California. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Oroville East CDP, California. The estimated population of Oroville East CDP, California is 7,701 people, with a median age of 50.4.

We can look at the total population in Oroville East CDP over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
7,701
-4.84% +4.79%
2020
8,093
+4.14%
-
2019
7,771
+5.47%
-
2018
7,368
+0.26%
-
2017
7,349
- -

Population of Oroville East CDP, California by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
73.7%
79.3%
-7.06%
Black/African American
0.2%
0.7%
-71.43%
Native
2.1%
2.2%
-4.55%
Hispanic
11.5%
5.7%
+101.75%
Asian
5.8%
5.6%
+3.57%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.5%
-80.00%
Two Or More Races
6.4%
5.5%
+16.36%
Other
0.3%
0.4%
-25.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Oroville East CDP, California by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 50.4 +7.46% 48.1 +10.32% 50.9 +2%
2020 46.9 -5.63% 43.6 -3.33% 49.9 -1.38%
2019 49.7 +3.54% 45.1 +6.62% 50.6 +0.2%
2018 48 -0.83% 42.3 -0.47% 50.5 +0.8%
2017 48.4 - 42.5 - 50.1 -

The median age of Oroville East CDP, California gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 453 -46.12% 301 +48.89% 248 458
10 to 19 468 +5.1% 455 -12.68% 478 395
20 to 29 350 +8.4% 316 +29.19% 375 392
30 to 39 454 -34.87% 408 -4.9% 307 385
40 to 49 214 +91.74% 362 -18.01% 456 277
50 to 59 573 -27.85% 603 +7.88% 426 647
60 to 69 499 +11.91% 560 +7.64% 556 592
70+ 632 +18.08% 701 +35.82% 747 962

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Oroville East CDP, California is $78,016.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Oroville East CDP.

  • Under 25
    $105,375.00
  • 25 to 44
    $100,403.00
  • 45 to 64
    $83,750.00
  • 65 and over
    $55,727.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Oroville East CDP, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Oroville East CDP, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Oroville East CDP, California is currently $91,081.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.59% of households in Oroville East CDP are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Oroville East CDP against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.58%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.46%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    12.73%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.46%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.14%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.05%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.59%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Oroville East CDP is $36,589.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Oroville East CDP by the total population of Oroville East CDP.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Oroville East CDP, California, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Oroville East CDP to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.03%
  • Bachelor's degree
    21.48%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    25.46%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    41.79%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.25%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Oroville East CDP that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Oroville East CDP over the age of 16 is 6,445.

Of those people, a total of 49.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Oroville East CDP is 45.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 323 44.90% 47.60%
20 to 24 years 436 88.80% 21.40%
25 to 29 years 331 77.90% 8.90%
30 to 34 years 345 86.70% 12.00%
35 to 44 years 759 87.60% 3.50%
45 to 54 years 816 79.30% 1.10%
55 to 59 years 578 54.30% 6.70%
60 to 64 years 552 39.90% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,334 17.20% 0.00%
75 years and over 971 4.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Oroville East CDP. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 5,156 45.20% 9.60%
Black or African American 12 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 152 50.00% 11.80%
Asian 378 70.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.00% 0.00%
Other 132 60.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 606 76.20% 6.50%
Hispanic or Latino 500 60.00% 15.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,963 44.80% 8.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Oroville East CDP as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Oroville East CDP is 2,951, with median earnings of $37,002.00.

Women in Oroville East CDP, California earning approximately 70.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,951 $37,002.00
Male 1,454 $45,742.00
Female 1,497 $32,415.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 274 $89,333.00
Business and Financial 156 $73,750.00
Computer and Mathematical 35 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 30 $34,375.00
Community and Social Service 93 $46,250.00
Legal 11 $0.00
Educational and Library 154 $24,519.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 6 $52,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 172 $54,000.00
Healthcare Support 286 $17,143.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 12 $6,111.00
Law Enforcement 8 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 145 $11,417.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 113 $24,356.00
Personal Care and Service 57 $16,250.00
Sales 251 $38,068.00
Office and Administrative Support 327 $36,320.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 5 $28,750.00
Construction and Extraction 244 $52,031.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 167 $66,776.00
Production 186 $53,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 58 $3,750.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 168 $77,500.00 106 $100,455.00
Business and Financial 29 $69,583.00 127 $130,195.00
Computer and Mathematical 7 $0.00 28 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 8 $0.00 22 $0.00
Community and Social Service 17 $0.00 76 $51,667.00
Legal 0 $0.00 11 $0.00
Educational and Library 48 $193,000.00 106 $22,212.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2 $0.00 4 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 18 $0.00 154 $53,917.00
Healthcare Support 49 $0.00 237 $18,608.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 10 $0.00 2 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 8 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 47 $7,321.00 98 $11,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 80 $36,389.00 33 $9,375.00
Personal Care and Service 11 $0.00 46 $15,806.00
Sales 144 $17,083.00 107 $48,973.00
Office and Administrative Support 21 $0.00 306 $36,373.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 5 $28,750.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 244 $52,031.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 167 $66,776.00 0 $0.00
Production 167 $70,194.00 19 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 58 $3,750.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 3,056 households in Oroville East CDP, with an average household size of 2.51 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,195 families in Oroville East CDP with an average family size of 2.91 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,813 100 282 861
Average Household Size 2.95 2.56 3.52 1.26
Total Families 1,813 100 282 0
Average Household Size 2.93 2.25 3 0

Poverty

Of the 2,195 families in Oroville East CDP, 4.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Oroville East CDP:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 3,341 housing units in Oroville East CDP, California.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 3,056 91.47%
Vacant 285 8.53%

9.64% of the total 3,341 housing units in Oroville East CDP are rental units. This is approximately 322 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,726 are occupied by the owner - or 81.59% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Oroville East CDP is $1,190.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Oroville East CDP that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    8
  • Less than $500
    13
  • $500 to $999
    129
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    118
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    53
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    1
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    8

Property Value

The median value of a property in Oroville East CDP is $300,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Oroville East CDP that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    131
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    181
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    194
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    244
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    611
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,050
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    291
  • $1,000,000 or more
    24

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Oroville East CDP. The chart below shows the number of properties in Oroville East CDP that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    29
  • 1940 to 1949
    276
  • 1950 to 1959
    451
  • 1960 to 1969
    346
  • 1970 to 1979
    776
  • 1980 to 1989
    608
  • 1990 to 1999
    541
  • 2000 to 2009
    312
  • 2010 to 2013
    2
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Oroville East CDP that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    83
  • 1 vehicle available
    760
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,142
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,071

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Oroville East CDP get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Oroville East CDP that commute to work in a particular way.

31.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Oroville East CDP.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    200
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    360
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    493
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    460
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    229
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    57
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    183
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    80
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    92
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    150
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    76
  • 90 or more minutes
    232

Summary

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