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Redding Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 80,865, Est. population in July 2002: 85,660 (+5.6% change)
Males: 38,750 (47.9%), Females: 42,115 (52.1%)

Elevation: 557 feet

County: Shasta

Land area: 58.4 square miles

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $38,194
Median house value: $250,000

Races in Redding:

White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
Hispanic (5.4%)
American Indian (3.8%)
Two or more races (3.3%)
Other Asian (1.9%)
Other race (1.6%)
Black (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.6%), English (14.1%), Irish (13.7%), United States (7.0%), Italian (5.2%), French (4.2%).

For population 25 years and over in Redding

High school or higher: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Redding city

Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 52.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 14.7%

5.1% Foreign born (2.5% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.6% North America).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (152.9 miles, pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (526.1 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Shasta Lake, CA (7.0 miles), Palo Cedro, CA (9.5 miles), Anderson, CA (10.0 miles), Millville, CA (12.8 miles), Cottonwood, CA (14.3 miles), French Gulch, CA (20.3 miles), Lakehead-Lakeshore, CA (22.5 miles), Red Bluff, CA (29.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 294 buildings, average cost: $113,700
1997: 329 buildings, average cost: $114,400
1998: 323 buildings, average cost: $128,300
1999: 418 buildings, average cost: $132,000
2000: 424 buildings, average cost: $148,200
2001: 509 buildings, average cost: $156,600
2002: 588 buildings, average cost: $179,900
2003: 473 buildings, average cost: $178,900

Area code: 530

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.1%), Retail trade (15.0%).

Crime in Redding (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
57 rapes (68.0 per 100,000)
79 robberies (94.2 per 100,000)
290 assaults (345.9 per 100,000)
801 burglaries (955.4 per 100,000)
1,788 larceny counts (2132.7 per 100,000)
374 auto thefts (446.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 324.0 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Redding (2001):

1 murder (1.2 per 100,000)
67 rapes (81.3 per 100,000)
64 robberies (77.7 per 100,000)
263 assaults (319.3 per 100,000)
642 burglaries (779.4 per 100,000)
1,898 larceny counts (2304.3 per 100,000)
311 auto thefts (377.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 303.4 (higher means more crime)