Redding, California demographics

Redding, CA demographics: median age 38.8; 26.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Redding city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0659920. The survey estimates a population of 93,409 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Redding is 38.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 36,847 households (±715). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.8 ±0.7	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 93,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	20,776 ±943	22.2% ±1.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	21,476 ±932	23.0% ±1.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	32,250 ±1,134	34.5% ±1.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	18,907 ±901	20.2% ±1.0 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 93,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	44,979 ±781	48.2% ±0.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	48,430 ±782	51.8% ±0.8 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 93,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	71,197 ±1,359	76.2% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,173 ±337	1.3% ±0.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,646 ±352	1.8% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,663 ±584	3.9% ±0.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	450 ±228 · low precision	0.5% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,368 ±421	2.5% ±0.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,912 ±1,299	13.8% ±1.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 93,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	80,563 ±1,039	86.2% ±1.1 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12,846 ±1,041	13.8% ±1.1 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	15,135 ±680	41.1% ±1.7 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,870 ±346	5.1% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,481 ±530	12.2% ±1.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,462 ±690	31.1% ±1.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,899 ±490	10.6% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	9,741 ±565	26.4% ±1.4 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	27,106 ±916	73.6% ±2.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 36,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,462 ±690	31.1% ±1.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	12,920 ±863	35.1% ±2.2 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	5,684 ±612	15.4% ±1.6 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,670 ±383	10.0% ±1.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,012 ±335	5.5% ±0.9 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	637 ±157	1.7% ±0.4 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	462 ±143	1.3% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 93,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	88,490 ±675	94.7% ±0.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,919 ±681	5.3% ±0.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 88,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	80,707 ±1,014	91.6% ±1.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	3,536 ±542	4.0% ±0.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	150 ±91 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	371 ±258 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	286 ±208 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	778 ±343	0.9% ±0.4 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	224 ±145 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	386 ±184	0.4% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	202 ±145 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	329 ±162	0.4% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	809 ±241	0.9% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	296 ±268 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	46 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 64,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,195 ±578	6.5% ±0.9 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	16,194 ±910	25.0% ±1.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	19,127 ±1,109	29.5% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,820 ±644	12.1% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	11,747 ±796	18.1% ±1.2 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,715 ±551	8.8% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 92,640
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	77,375 ±1,449	83.5% ±1.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	9,699 ±1,186	10.5% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,615 ±767	3.9% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,422 ±408	1.5% ±0.4 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	529 ±274 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.6% of Redding residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Redding	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.6% ±0.8 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±0.4 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.8% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Redding . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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