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Redding, California

Coordinates: 40°35′N 122°22′W / 40.583°N 122.367°W / 40.583; -122.367
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Redding, California
Top: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay; middle: Cascade Theatre, Hotel Lorenz; bottom: Old City Hall, Pine Street School
Flag of Redding, California
Official seal of Redding, California
Location of Redding in Shasta County, California
Location of Redding in Shasta County, California
Redding is located in California
Redding
Redding
Location in the United States
Redding is located in the United States
Redding
Redding
Redding (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°35′N 122°22′W / 40.583°N 122.367°W / 40.583; -122.367
Country United States
State California
CountyShasta
IncorporatedOctober 4, 1887
Founded byPierson B. Reading
Area
 • Total61.17 sq mi (158.44 km2)
 • Land59.65 sq mi (154.48 km2)
 • Water1.53 sq mi (3.96 km2)  2.50%
Elevation564 ft (172 m)
Population
 • Total93,611
 • Rank82nd in California
 • Density1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
DemonymReddingite
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
96001–96003, 96049, 96099
Area code530
FIPS code06-59920
GNIS feature IDs277582, 2411531
WebsiteOfficial website

Redding is a city in Northern California in the Western United States. It is the county seat of Shasta County and is located at the northern end of the state's great Central Valley at the base of the Shasta Cascades, about 110 miles south of the Oregon border on Interstate 5 and 140 miles (230 km) east of the Pacific Ocean on State Highway 299.

The population was 93,611, according to the 2020 census.[3]

Indigenous culture

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Before European settlers came to the area, it was inhabited by a tribe of Native Americans called the Wintu. At their height, the Wintu had as many as 239 villages in the Shasta County area.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop.
1880600
18901,821203.5%
19002,94661.8%
19103,57221.2%
19202,962−17.1%
19304,18841.4%
19408,10993.6%
195010,25626.5%
196012,77324.5%
197016,65930.4%
198042,103152.7%
199066,46257.9%
200080,86521.7%
201089,86111.1%
202093,6114.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the 2020 census, 93,611 people lived in Redding. There were 37,761 households and 2,404 people who did not live in households. The population density was 1,569.4 people per square mile (606.0/km²). The median age was 39.8 years (38.3 for males, 41.4 for females).

Of the total population, 21.6% were under 18 years old, 57.2% were 18 to 64, and 21.1% were 65 or over. Males made up 48.3% and females made up 51.7% of the people. The population was 73.4% White (non-Latino), 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Asian (non-Latino), 1.9% Native American (non-Latino), 1.4% Black (non-Latino), and 7.0% Two or more races (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 37,761 households, 23,231 (61.5%) were families, 10,510 (27.8%) had children under 18, 15,913 (42.1%) had a married couple, and 11,257 (29.8%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.4 people. There were 40,083 housing units, and 94.2% had people living in them all year. Of these households, 54.6% were owner-occupied, while 45.5% were renters.[6][7]

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $67,323, and the median income for a family was about $84,168.[8] The per capita income was about $35,923.[9] About 8.0% of families[10] and 14.1% of all people in Redding lived below the poverty line. This includes 14.6% of children under 18 years old and 9.8% of people over 65 years old.[11]

References

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  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. "Redding". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Redding city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. Papers On Wintu Ethnography : 239 Wintu Villages In Shasta County Circa 1850. Redding, CA: Redding Museum and Art Center. 1980.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  7. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  8. "S1901: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  9. "S1902: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  10. "S1702: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  11. "S1701: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

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