Redding

Population & Demographics

Redding, CA

Redding is home to 93,409 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 35,554 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
93,409
people
Population

93,409 residents

Median age 38.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Redding population & demographics

Who lives in Redding — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
93,409
Median age
38.8yrs
Median household income
$70,466
Median home value
$382,300
Median gross rent
$1,379/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.9%
Poverty rate
14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Redding

How Redding breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White72.8%
Hispanic or Latino13.8%
Two or more races6.7%
Asian3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
Black1.2%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%

Race across Redding

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Redding.

Redding at a glance
Employed Residents
35,554
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
61.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Anderson
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Redding proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Redding commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

84
Commute Score

84 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Redding

35,554 commutes, one dot at a time

Redding

Where 35,554 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Redding, by worker count.

1Redding0.0 mi21,755
2Anderson9.3 mi1,197
3Chico63.9 mi628
4Shasta Lake7.2 mi609
5Red Bluff28.3 mi603
6Sacramento146.4 mi410
7Palo Cedro7.0 mi317
8San Francisco194.3 mi229

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Redding.

1Redding0.0 mi21,755
2Shasta Lake7.2 mi2,371
3Anderson9.3 mi1,860
4Cottonwood13.3 mi849
5Happy Valley8.1 mi805
6Bella Vista7.3 mi637
7Red Bluff28.3 mi593
8Palo Cedro7.0 mi477

Top industries

The sectors that employ Redding’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance26.2%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
PAPublic Administration10.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
EDEducational Services6.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
COConstruction5.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Redding

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps76%
5 Gbps76%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Redding

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