Redding California Community Demographics & Population

Demographics

Area Information and Demographics

LOCATION

Nestled in the north end of the Sacramento Valley, Shasta County and its three Cities – Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake – are 540 miles north of Los Angeles, 150 miles north of Sacramento, and 433 miles south of Portland, Oregon.

CLIMATE (Redding Area)

Period	Temperature			Rain
Period	Min	Avg	Max	Avg
January	37.4	46.2	54.9	8.0
July	68.1	83.3	98.4	0.2
Average Annual Precipitation – 39.4 inches
Average Annual Snowfall – 4.8 inches

Source: 2007 Shasta County Economic & Demographic Profile

TRANSPORTATION

Rail – Main Line – Union Pacific Railroad to Sacramento; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. Amtrak north/south.
Truck - Daily service by several major carriers with several local, state, and interstate carriers servicing California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona. One-day service to Portland/Seattle and Los Angeles.
Air - Redding Municipal Airport and Benton Airpark. Daily commercial airline passenger service via United Express and Horizon Air.
Bus - Greyhound, as well as other charter services. Also, local bus service (RABA), covering 71 square miles with 11 fixed routes.
Highways - Interstate 5 freeway, north/south; U.S. 299, east/west; State Route 44, east; and State Route 273.

POPULATION

Population	Redding	Anderson	Shasta Lake	Countywide
July 1, 2001	81,494	9,068	9,045	163,850
July 1, 2006	90,033	10,418	10,228	179,951

Source: US Census Bureau Estimates

OTHER STATISTICS

	Redding	Shasta County
Median Income for a Family (2006)	41,682	44,120
Median Age (2006)	37.2	38.8
Ethnicity of Trade Area	White – 90% Black – 1% American Indian – 4% Asian – 4% Hispanic – 8%	White – 92% Black – 1% American Indian – 3% Asian – 2% Hispanic – 7%
Median Monthly Apartment Rental	$747	$747
Housing Units in 2006	37,000	68,000
Median Price Home in Shasta County (2007)* — $239,500
Median Priced Home in California (2007)** — $530,830

Sources: US Census Bureau, *Redding Record Searchlight, **CA Association of Realtors

SHASTA COUNTY LABOR FORCE

Shasta County Labor Force — 2007
Civilian Labor Force	87,000
Civilian Employment	80,900
Civilian Unemployment	6,100
Civilian Unemployment Rate–CA Unemployment Rate–US Unemployment Rate	7.0% 5.4% 4.4%
Industry Employment — 2007
Retail Trade	10,400
Wholesale Trade	1,900
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	2,800
Services	58,200
Government	13,300
Farm	2,300
Natural Resources/Mining	700
Manufacturing	3,300
Transportation/Utilities	2,700
Construction	5,100