Yuba County, California

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Yuba County (Template:IPAc-en; Maidu: Yubu)<ref>Sutter County Museum - Sutter County Historical Society News Bulletin (Vol. XXXV No. 1)</ref><ref>1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning</ref> is a county located in north-central Central Valley, California, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, its population was 81,575.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Yuba County is included in the Yuba City metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the Sacramento–Roseville combined statistical area. The county is in the Central Valley region along the Feather River; the county seat is Marysville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Yuba County was one of California's original counties, formed in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Placer County in 1851, to Nevada County in 1851, and to Sierra County in 1852.

The county was named after the Yuba River by Captain John Sutter for the Maidu village Yubu, Yupu, or Juba near the confluence of the Yuba and Feather Rivers. General Mariano Vallejo said the river was named Uba by an exploring expedition in 1824 because of the quantities of wild grapes (uvas silvestres in Spanish) that they found growing on its banks.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (1.9%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is California's fifth-smallest county by area. The county lies along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the steep slopes making it prime territory for the siting of hydroelectric power plants.

Part of the county, where Marysville (the county seat) and most of the population lives, is west of the mountains on the valley floor; a great deal of agricultural business occurs in this part of the county, especially fruit orchards, rice fields, and cattle ranching.<ref>Caroline M. Olney. 1902</ref>

Ecology

Yuba is the most biodiverse county in the contiguous United States, with a documented 1,968 native vascular plant species per Template:Convert,<ref>Biota of North America Program; County-centered estimates of the number of native species per 10000 km2 (data 2011) </ref> and 2,772 total species verifiably observed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Flowering plant species include the yellow mariposa lily (Calochortus luteus).<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Template:Webarchive</ref>

National protected areas in Yuba County include parts of the Plumas National Forest and the Tahoe National Forest. The county also has natural areas consisting of forests, grasslands, riparian areas, and meadows.Template:Citation needed

Adjacent counties

Butte County to the north
Sierra County to the northeast
Nevada County to the east
Placer County to the southeast
Sutter County to the southwest

Crime

This table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense:

Population and crime rates
Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	71,817
Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	279	3.88
Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	3	0.04
Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	24	0.33
Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	46	0.64
Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	206	2.87
Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	883	12.30
Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	455	6.34
Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>	836	11.64
Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	208	2.90
Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	21	0.29

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Marysville	12,254	88	7.18	502	40.97
Wheatland	3,509	2	0.57	36	10.26

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population<ref name="US-CB-2020">Template:Cite web</ref>	81,575
Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. October 21, 2024 - Report of Registration. Retrieved March 7, 2025.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group="note">Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>	44,078	54.03%
Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	12,351	28.02%
Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	17,988	40.81%
Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>	-5,637	-12.79%
American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>	2,547	5.78%
Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>	175	0.40%
Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>	676	1.53%
Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>	315	0.71%
Unknown<ref name="CA-SS"/>	290	0.66%
Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	369	0.84%
No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>	9,367	21.25%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population<ref name="US-CB-2020"/>	Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS" /> <ref name="PCT-RV" group="note" />	Democratic<ref name="CA-SS" />	Republican<ref name="CA-SS" />	D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS" />	Third parties, Unknown, Other<ref name="CA-SS" />	No party preference<ref name="CA-SS" />
Marysville	12,844	6,195	1,768	2,400	-10.20%	652	1,375
Wheatland	3,712	2,272	504	1,092	-25.88%	245	431
Unincorporated Areas	65,019	35,611	10,079	14,496	-12.40%	3,475	7,561

Overview

Yuba is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

In the United States House of Representatives, Yuba County is split between Template:Representative, and Template:Representative.

In the California State Legislature, the county is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Yuba Sutter Transit operates local bus service, as well as commuter runs to downtown Sacramento. Greyhound buses stop in Marysville.

Airports

Yuba County Airport is Template:Convert south of Marysville. It is a general-aviation airport.

Brownsville Aero Pines Airport is off La Porte Rd in Brownsville.

Demographics

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2020 census

Yuba County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	39,320	42,416	41,750	65.30%	58.78%	51.18%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,795	2,122	2,831	2.98%	2.94%	3.47%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1,306	1,260	1,034	2.17%	1.75%	1.27%
Asian alone (NH)	4,480	4,710	5,583	7.44%	6.53%	6.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	98	270	372	0.16%	0.37%	0.46%
Other race alone (NH)	120	102	459	0.20%	0.14%	0.56%
Mixed race or Multi-racial (NH)	2,651	3,224	6,026	4.40%	4.47%	7.39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,449	18,051	23,520	17.35%	25.02%	28.83%
Total	60,219	72,155	81,575	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	71,817
White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	50,090	69.7%
Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	1,879	2.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	1,403	2.0%
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	5,030	7.0%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	225	0.3%
Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	8,260	11.5%
Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	4,930	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>	17,687	24.6%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$20,046
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$46,617
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	$52,775

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>	Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
Beale AFB	CDP	1,818	65.6%	26.7%	5.2%	1.9%	0.7%	18.1%
Camptonville	CDP	139	97.1%	2.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9.4%
Challenge-Brownsville	CDP	1,479	81.9%	10.0%	0.0%	3.4%	4.7%	8.2%
Dobbins	CDP	280	66.8%	33.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	42.1%
Linda	CDP	17,883	61.9%	22.7%	11.1%	1.4%	2.8%	32.3%
Loma Rica	CDP	2,648	86.1%	12.6%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%	8.3%
Marysville	City	12,248	71.1%	15.7%	6.1%	5.7%	1.3%	26.9%
Olivehurst	CDP	13,817	64.3%	26.7%	5.2%	0.8%	3.0%	34.7%
Plumas Lake	CDP	5,834	69.6%	13.5%	8.5%	7.3%	1.1%	14.4%
Smartsville	CDP	196	99.0%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.5%
Wheatland	City	3,381	63.6%	24.8%	5.8%	4.1%	1.7%	23.0%

Places by population and income
Place	Type<ref name="US-CB"/>	Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>	Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>	Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>	Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
Beale AFB	CDP	1,818	$15,997	$43,125	$41,711
Camptonville	CDP	139	$15,094	$17,188	$21,563
Challenge-Brownsville	CDP	1,479	$21,300	$56,538	$57,788
Dobbins	CDP	280	$35,295	$76,434	$76,176
Linda	CDP	17,883	$14,768	$39,583	$43,540
Loma Rica	CDP	2,648	$27,058	$71,838	$84,957
Marysville	City	12,248	$19,070	$37,836	$40,440
Olivehurst	CDP	13,817	$14,496	$37,488	$40,374
Plumas Lake	CDP	5,834	$27,848	$84,350	$87,636
Smartsville	CDP	196	$18,461	$50,156	$40,167
Wheatland	City	3,381	$21,852	$60,679	$63,699

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Yuba County had a population of 72,155. The racial makeup of Yuba County was 49,332 (68.4%) White, 2,361 (3.3%) African American, 1,675 (2.3%) Native American, 4,862 (6.7%) Asian, 293 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 8,545 (11.8%) from other races, and 5,087 (7.1%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 18,051 persons (25.0%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

Population reported at 2010 United States census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Yuba County	72,155	49,332	2,361	1,675	4,862	293	8,545	5,087	18,051
Incorporated cities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Marysville	12,072	8,576	522	298	498	38	1,247	893	2,920
Wheatland	3,456	2,633	41	58	203	5	278	238	620
Census-designated places	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Beale AFB	1,319	949	117	32	45	8	50	118	191
Camptonville	158	117	0	15	2	0	4	20	5
Challenge-Brownsville	1,148	1,006	10	31	5	3	10	83	90
Dobbins	624	517	5	52	6	0	9	35	28
Linda	17,773	9,973	722	361	2,304	80	3,029	1,304	5,779
Loma Rica	2,368	2,085	20	60	20	2	52	129	211
Olivehurst	13,656	8,534	322	399	772	61	2,623	945	4,994
Plumas Lake	5,853	3,923	372	73	474	44	451	516	1,312
Smartsville	177	157	0	5	0	0	9	6	18
Other unincorporated areas	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	13,551	10,862	230	291	533	52	783	800	1,883

2000

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 60,219 people, 20,535 households, and 14,805 families resided in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 22,636 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 70.6% White, 3.2% African American, 2.6% Native American, 7.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 10.0% from other races, and 5.9% from two or more races. About 17.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Ancestry distribution was 11.2% German, 10.4% American, 7.6% Irish, and 7.5% English according to Census 2000; 78.8% spoke English, 13.2% Spanish, and 4.7% Hmong as their first language.

Of the 20,535 households, 38.1% had children under living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were not families. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87, and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county, the age distribution was 31.0% under 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,460, and for a family was $34,103. Males had a median income of $27,845 versus $21,301 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,124. About 16.3% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Higher education is available at Yuba Community College. The county also has a Yuba County Library system with one branch in Marysville.

Yuba County schools have a 16% suspension rate, with 2,257 students receiving suspensions out of 14,027 students enrolled in Yuba County schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Yuba County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	Linda	CDP	17,773
2	Olivehurst	CDP	13,656
3	Marysville (county seat)	City	12,072
4	Plumas Lake	CDP	5,853
5	Wheatland	City	3,456
6	Loma Rica	CDP	2,368
7	Beale Air Force Base	CDP	1,319
8	Challenge-Brownsville	CDP	1,148
9	Dobbins	CDP	624
10	Smartsville	CDP	177
11	Camptonville	CDP	158

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