Census-designated place · Yuba County, California

Olivehurst, California

Olivehurst is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California, part of the Yuba City, CA metro area. It has 18,444 residents. Olivehurst, California has a quality-of-life score of 4 out of 100 (very low), ranking #14,999 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within California it ranks #960 of 1,062 cities and towns. It ranks best on drought exposure (low), primary care shortage (low) and adult obesity (low). It ranks worst on public libraries (low), social associations (low) and high school diploma or higher (low).

4Very low

Quality-of-life score: #14,999 of 15,651 cities and towns
California: #960 of 1,062 in CA
Population: 18,444 (2020-2024)
Land area: 8 mi²
Density: 2,192.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 0653714

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety32#10,678/15,637
Economy43#8,890/15,631
Housing19#12,124/14,977
Health29#11,090/15,609
Healthcare17#12,948/15,650
Environment8#14,257/15,453
Education1#15,478/15,649
Infrastructure23#12,128/15,650
Community2#15,367/15,651
Leisure & amenities11#13,873/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Olivehurst, California ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Yuba County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Drought exposure · low0%
98/100California 9%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAYuba County value
Primary care shortage · low0.3
78/100California 2.6United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationYuba County value
Adult obesity · low30.7%
76/100California 30.4%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Effective property tax rate · low0.66%
73/100California 0.70%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Property crime rate · low753 /100k
72/100California 1,792 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationYuba County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.398
72/100California 0.489United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083

Weaknesses

Public libraries · low0.1 /10k
1/100California 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesYuba County value
Social associations · low3.3 /10k
2/100California 6.2 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYuba County value
High school diploma or higher · low80.8%
3/100California 84.7%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Restaurants and bars · low3.4 /10k
3/100California 8.6 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsYuba County value
Natural hazard risk · high96.2
4/100California 87.32025Federal Emergency Management AgencyYuba County value
Mammography screening · low33.0%
4/100California 38.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYuba County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
13,464 (2015-2019) → 18,444 (2020-2024)
+37%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$48,598 (2015-2019) → $83,214 (2020-2024)
+71%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
83.7% (2015-2019) → 91.4% (2020-2024)
+7.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
High school diploma or higherImproving
73.9% (2015-2019) → 80.8% (2020-2024)
+6.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.6× (2015-2019) → 4.6× (2020-2024)
+30%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Average commute timeWorsening
28.0 min (2015-2019) → 34.6 min (2020-2024)
+23%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Olivehurst, California improved on 6 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved6

Household income+71%$48,598 → $83,214
High school++6.9 points73.9% → 80.8%
Uninsured−3.4 points9.0% → 5.6%
Poverty−4.5 points15.1% → 10.6%
Bachelor's++4.4 points8.7% → 13.1%

Declined1

Price / income+1.1×3.6× → 4.6×

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Olivehurst, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.0 min2015-2019	34.6 min2020-2024	+6.5 min	Within the margin of error	6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%2015-2019	13.1%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Improved	63%
Broadband subscriptions	83.7%2015-2019	91.4%2020-2024	+7.7 points	Improved	48%
Child poverty rate	15.3%2015-2019	13.6%2020-2024	−1.7 points	Within the margin of error	54%
Effective property tax rate	0.88%2015-2019	0.66%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	62%
High school diploma or higher	73.9%2015-2019	80.8%2020-2024	+6.9 points	Improved	89%
Home price to income ratio	3.6×2015-2019	4.6×2020-2024	+1.1×	Declined	20%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4302015-2019	0.3982020-2024	−0.032	Within the margin of error	75%
Median household income	$48,5982015-2019	$83,2142020-2024	+71%	Improved	95%
Poverty rate	15.1%2015-2019	10.6%2020-2024	−4.5 points	Improved	78%
Rent as share of income	29.6%2015-2019	29.5%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	57%
Rent-burdened households	49.2%2015-2019	48.8%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	58%
Unemployment rate	7.8%2015-2019	7.8%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.0%2015-2019	5.6%2020-2024	−3.4 points	Improved	79%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Olivehurst, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Olivehurst, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Olivehurst, California itself moved +4.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

18,444 residents (±1,334)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 women (−2.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

18,444 residents (±1,334)

Olivehurst, California
California share

White40%7,365
Black5.1%†935
Hispanic or Latino41%7,579

Education

11,387 residents (±875)

Olivehurst, California
California share

No high school diploma19%2,189
High school or GED30%3,447
Some college29%3,277

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

5,480 households (±432)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Under $25k14%†772
$25k–50k13%729
$50k–75k17%950
$75k–100k19%1,022
$100k–150k20%1,075
$150k–200k7.5%†412
$200k or more9.5%†520

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−16.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

5,480 households (±432)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Own68%3,726
Rent32%1,754

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+8.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,629 households (±368)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Under $7506.0%†98
$750–1,00023%†382
$1,000–1,50031%†504

Home values

3,726 homes (±364)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Under $150k6.6%†245
$150k–250k10%†389
$250k–400k37%1,397

Age of homes

5,924 homes (±435)

Olivehurst, California
California share

2010 or later8.8%†524
2000–200926%1,556
1980–199919%1,113

Size of homes

5,924 homes (±435)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Studio0.9%†55
1 bedroom5.2%†306
2 bedrooms21%1,255

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

8,160 workers (±832)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Drive alone79%6,478
Carpool10%†855
Public transit0.0%†4
Walk1.0%†81
Bike0.5%†41
Work from home7.6%†622
Other1.0%†79

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+4.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

7,538 workers (±837)

Olivehurst, California
California share

Under 15 min11%808
15–29 min30%2,228
30–44 min33%2,519

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Yuba City, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Yuba County, the county holding most of Olivehurst's residents.

Yuba County has 915 employer establishments, 107 for every 10,000 residents (0.43× the US rate of 248; 0.41× California's), with 12,800 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,345. The Census Bureau also counts 4,811 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 915; 4,811 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 107; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 12,800
Average annual pay: $57,345; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Yuba County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	90	10.5	0.68×Fewer than typical	737	$103,265	286
Restaurants and other eating places	73	8.5	0.46×Fewer than typical	1,198	$24,366	27
Ambulatory health care services	50	5.8	0.28×Fewer than typical	619	$73,669	138
Truck transportation	48	5.6	1.11×About typical	119	$58,042	233
Lessors of real estate	42	4.9	0.40×Fewer than typical	139	$52,511	263
Limited-service restaurants	38	4.4	0.55×Fewer than typical	893	$22,245	10
Construction of buildings	35	4.1	0.54×Fewer than typical	176	$57,193	157
Building equipment contractors	33	3.9	0.64×Fewer than typical	481	$108,331	68
Automotive repair and maintenance	28	3.3	0.65×Fewer than typical	113	$50,487	91
Full-service restaurants	27	3.2	0.41×Fewer than typical	231	$27,208	8
Grocery and convenience stores	26	3	1.02×About typical	334	$31,177	12
Religious organizations	25	2.9	0.53×Fewer than typical	179	$17,073	—

Rank places for an industry Open Yuba County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 85,709 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $17.8K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Olivehurst, California: $0.96 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $17.8K; +698% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0.96; US $1,994
Sole-source: 100%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$17.8K100%

Top recipients

MIYAMOTO INTERNATIONAL INC$17.8K100%
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

24.9KFY2018
24.9KFY2019
24.9KFY2020
35.6KFY2021
36.3KFY2022
148.6KFY2023
2.2KFY2025
17.8KFY2026

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$17.8K100%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Olivehurst, California, so they do not add up across cities.

Olivehurst, California's figures are part of those of Yuba County, CA ($54.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Olivehurst is mostly in Yuba County.

See federal money in Yuba County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Olivehurst, California is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Yuba County17100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Yuba City, CA21

Other cities and towns in Yuba County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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