The Town Files

Sutter County, California

98,857 people. The median home is worth $433,500 (typical California town: $596,900) and the median household earns $79,704.

Towns in Sutter County

Towns in Sutter County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Yuba City70,117$434,600$75,47736.0
Live Oak9,106$350,700$73,57135.4
Sutter2,997$408,500$96,17341.9

People and housing

Sutter CountyTypical California town
Median home value$433,500$596,900
Median rent$1,439$1,827
Median household income$79,704$91,557
Median age36.540.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%27.7%
Below the poverty line14.4%10.3%

Jobs and pay

32,774 jobs in 2024, average pay $55,174 a year.

Largest industries in Sutter CountyHealth care & social assistan…5,429 jobs · $56,813Retail4,345 jobs · $41,311Agriculture, forestry & fishi…3,796 jobs · $44,293Hotels & restaurants2,983 jobs · $27,264Transportation & warehousing2,237 jobs · $50,032Construction1,579 jobs · $68,869
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Sutter County0%4%8%12%16%20%2000200420082012201620202023 7.8%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 33 storm events in Sutter County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Sutter County by type since 1996Hail4Flood14Tornado6Heavy Rain4Funnel Cloud4Thunderstorm Wind1
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Sutter County has been included in 20 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 13, 2024Severe StormDR-4769: Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 14, 2023FloodDR-4683: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023FloodEM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
March 22, 2020BiologicalDR-4482: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3428: Covid-19
April 1, 2017FloodDR-4308: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).