Housing data for Oroville East, CA
Oroville East, CA has an estimated 7,504 residents and 3,292 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Butte County.
14.5% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,211 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 7,504 (±916)
- Housing units
- 3,292 (±283)
- Households that rent
- 14.5%
- Median gross rent
- $1,211
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −3.4%
What stands out in Oroville East
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±2.3 points) in Oroville East, lower than in Butte County (15.1%).
Households that rent: 14.5% (±5.4 points) in Oroville East, lower than in Butte County (42.7%).
Median household income: $94,512 (±$15,201) in Oroville East, higher than in Butte County ($67,928).
Average commute: 28.8 minutes (±6.1) in Oroville East, higher than in Butte County (21.0 minutes).
- Types of homes in Oroville East
- Renters and owners in Oroville East
- Income and affordability in Oroville East
- Commute and cars in Oroville East
Housing in Oroville East at a glance
- Median rent: $1,211 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,418 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 54.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 14.5% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $94,512 median household income
- Home values: $405,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,123 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,240 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 65.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 52.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 32.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 28.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −3.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Oroville East against Butte County, its state and the nation
| Oroville East | Butte County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 7,504 (±916) | 207,929 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,292 (±283) | 92,813 (±113) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 14.5% (±5.4 points) | 42.7% (±1.1 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,211 (±$605) | $1,414 (±$26) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $94,512 (±$15,201) | $67,928 (±$2,444) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $405,400 (±$21,572) | $424,700 (±$6,679) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,240 (±$244) | $2,951 (±$103) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 52.9% (±8.9 points) | 48.5% (±1.8 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 28.8 minutes (±6.1) | 21.0 minutes (±0.7) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.1% (±3.5 points) | 91.8% (±0.8 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.5 years (±5.9) | 36.2 years (±0.3) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Oroville East covers 21.6 square miles of land, about 347 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Oroville East has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 7,771 (±657) | 7,504 (±916) | −3.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 3,263 (±171) | 3,292 (±283) | +0.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $857 (±$284) | $1,211 (±$605) | +41.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $264,200 (±$24,464) | $405,400 (±$21,572) | +53.4% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $55,054 (±$9,750) | $94,512 (±$15,201) | +71.7% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,511 (±$155) | $2,123 (±$142) | +40.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,790 (±$146) | $2,240 (±$244) | +25.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 14.4% (±4.0 points) | 14.5% (±5.4 points) | +0.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.5% (±8.6 points) | 0.0% (±9.2 points) | −5.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Butte County
Oroville East has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Butte County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Butte County recorded 568 violent and 1,612 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Oroville East
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95966 | 12% | 28,503 | $1,149 | $333,100 | $65,586 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Oroville East
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Ridge | 2.6 mi | $2,505 | $277,600 | 11.5% |
| South Oroville | 3.4 mi | $1,412 | $261,500 | 45.2% |
| Oroville | 4.1 mi | $1,093 | $311,600 | 47.0% |
| Palermo | 4.8 mi | $1,135 | $283,000 | 31.3% |
| Thermalito | 6.3 mi | $1,178 | $254,900 | 31.0% |
| Loma Rica | 13 mi | $1,724 | $495,100 | 10.3% |
| Biggs | 14 mi | $1,474 | $328,400 | 28.8% |
| Gridley | 15 mi | $1,176 | $312,800 | 51.4% |
Places in California most like Oroville East
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | $1,253 | $412,900 | $89,311 | 20.6% |
| Phoenix Lake | $1,313 | $488,500 | $103,125 | 8.3% |
| Auberry | $1,452 | $375,300 | $78,512 | 17.9% |
| Lockeford | $1,304 | $515,600 | $100,294 | 22.9% |
| Happy Valley | $1,282 | $334,100 | $92,222 | 12.7% |
| Georgetown | $926 | $374,600 | $91,765 | 11.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across California.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Oroville East, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,064 | $1,190 | $1,509 | $2,090 | $2,522 |
HUD income limits for Oroville East, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,450 | $34,000 | $54,400 |
| 2 people | $23,350 | $38,850 | $62,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,700 | $69,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,450 | $83,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,350 | $90,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,250 | $96,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,100 | $102,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Chico, CA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Oroville East is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Oroville East
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Oroville East?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Oroville East, CA is $775 (±$457) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Oroville East rent-burdened?
54.6% of renting households in Oroville East pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Oroville East?
Oroville East has an estimated 437 (±164) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Oroville East?
The median household income in Oroville East is $94,512 (±$15,201) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Oroville East, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $405,400 (±$21,572) for owner-occupied homes in Oroville East (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Oroville East?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Oroville East, CA is $2,123 (±$142) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Oroville East growing?
In Oroville East, the number of residents went from 7,771 in 2015–2019 to 7,504 in 2020–2024 (−3.4%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Oroville East?
The ZIP code that covers Oroville East is 95966.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 95966?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95966 is $1,149 (±$66) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Oroville East CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Chico, CA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Chico, CA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Oroville East CDP, California (place:54388, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .