Feather Falls, California
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| Males: 2,679 |  (52.6%) |
| Females: 2,414 |  (47.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 47.2 years |
| California median age: | 33.3 years |
Zip code: 95916
| Feather Falls: | $58,567 |
| CA: | $91,551 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,327 (it was $17,084 in 2000)
Feather Falls CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $350,546 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
| Feather Falls: | $350,546 |
| CA: | $715,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $455,427; detached houses: $508,336; townhouses or other attached units: $564,080; in 2-unit structures: $432,645; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $361,952; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,134; mobile homes: $157,614; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $125,339
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Feather Falls, CA
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- 4,07885.5%White alone
- 2344.9%Hispanic
- 2124.4%Two or more races
- 1633.4%American Indian alone
- 360.8%Black alone
- 250.5%Asian alone
- 120.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 100.2%Other race alone
According to our research of California and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Feather Falls, California as of May 24, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Feather Falls is 5,093 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Elevation: 2980 feet
Land area: 427.2 square miles.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Feather Falls CCD: | 0.9% ($850) |
| California: | 0.8% ($1,564) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chico, CA 
(26.8 miles , pop. 59,954).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (76.4 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (418.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Berry Creek, CA (1.8 miles ),
), Cherokee, CA (3.2 miles),
Forbestown, CA (3.2 miles ),
), Concow, CA (3.3 miles ),
), Kelly Ridge, CA (3.3 miles ),
), Robinson Mill, CA (3.4 miles),
Clipper Mills, CA (3.6 miles),
Oroville East, CA (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 39.66 N, Longitude: 121.34 W
| Here: | 5.7% |
| California: | 5.1% |
- Educational services (11.5%)
- Health care (10.1%)
- Public administration (8.1%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.7%)
- Food (4.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Construction (12.4%)
- Public administration (9.8%)
- Educational services (7.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.2%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.0%)
- Health care (17.1%)
- Educational services (15.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.9%)
- Public administration (6.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Food (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.5%)
- Carpenters (6.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
Average climate in Feather Falls, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 47.5. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 47.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2004 was 14.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 14.0 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 4.58. This is significantly better than average. There were 0 monitors within city limits.
| City: | 4.58 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Feather Falls-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6693% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 145.2 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 211.6 miles away from Feather Falls center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 233.9 miles away from Feather Falls center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 152.1 miles away from the city center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 185.4 miles away from Feather Falls center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 192.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Butte County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Fires: 9, Winter Storms: 6, Storms: 5, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 4, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Feather Falls:
- FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; PARADISE, CA)
- PARADISE LODGE (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; PARADISE, CA)
- OLIVE RIDGE POST ACUTE CARE (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; OROVILLE, CA)
- SHADOWBROOK HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; OROVILLE, CA)
- FREMONT-RIDEOUT HOME HLTH/VALLEY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 15 miles away; BROWNSVILLE, CA)
- OROVILLE DIALYSIS CLINIC (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; OROVILLE, CA)
- OROVILLE HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; OROVILLE, CA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Feather Falls:
- Butte College (about 17 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,649)
- California State University-Chico (about 28 miles; Chico, CA; FT enrollment: 14,838)
- Yuba College (about 39 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 4,737)
- Sierra College (about 61 miles; Rocklin, CA; FT enrollment: 11,488)
- American River College (about 70 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 20,452)
- Folsom Lake College (about 70 miles; Folsom, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
- Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc (about 71 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 3,193)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Feather Falls: Coyote Gap Forest Service Station (A), Shady Rest Area (B), Mill Creek Cal-Transit (C), The Pines (D), Cresta Powerhouse (E), Buffalo Ranch (F), Hinton Ranch (G), Schaefer Ranch (H), Sly Creek Campground (I), Lewis Flat Campsite (J), Strawberry Campground (K), Rogers Cow Camp (L), Camp One (M), Coyote Gap Forest Service Station (N), Crain Mill (O), Fall River Campground (P), Five Corners (Q), Forbestown Powerhouse (R), Grizzly Lodge (S), Elks Retreat (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Indian Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Wyandotte (A), Sly Creek Reservoir (B), Madrone Lake (C), Concow Reservoir (D), Lost Creek Reservoir (E), Ponderosa Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clear Creek (A), Fox Creek (B), Frey Creek (C), Grubbes Creek (D), Haphazard Creek (E), Happy Hollow Creek (F), Jordan Creek (G), Minnie Creek (H), Nolton Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Feather Falls include: Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (1), Crain Memorial Park (2), Foreman Creek Recreation Area (3), Craig Recreation Area (4), Sycamore Creek Recreation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| California: | 2.9 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 62.6% |
| Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 21.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.2% |
| This place: | 7.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.3% |
For population 15 years and over in Feather Falls:
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.7%
For population 25 years and over in Feather Falls:
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.3 |
| California average: | 16.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Feather Falls, CA (based on Butte County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 34,101 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 22,822 | 129 |
| Other | 11,031 | 36 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,272 | 24 |
| Black Protestant | 475 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 280 | 2 |
| None | 145,019 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 50
| Butte County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
| Butte County: | 0.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
| Butte County: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 133
| This county: | 6.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.0% |
| State: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Butte County: | 25.1% |
| California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.3% |
| California: | 17.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Feather Falls:
- KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPAY (1290 AM; 5 kW; CHICO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KNCO (830 AM; 5 kW; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Owner: NEVADA COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KPCO (1370 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, CA; Owner: CAROUSEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KAHI (950 AM; 10 kW; AUBURN, CA; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KKXX (930 AM; 1 kW; PARADISE, CA; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Feather Falls:
- KHAP (89.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KHHZ (97.7 FM; OROVILLE, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KYIX (104.9 FM; SOUTH OROVILLE, CA; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- K258AQ (99.5 FM; YANKEE HILL, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KHGQ (100.3 FM; QUINCY, CA; Owner: KEILY MILLER)
- K205EJ (88.9 FM; CHESTER, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KHJQ (92.3 FM; SUSANVILLE, CA; Owner: SIERRA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTOR (99.7 FM; WESTWOOD, CA; Owner: SIERRA RADIO, INC.)
- KBNF (98.9 FM; CHESTER, CA; Owner: CAROUSEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRCX-FM (99.9 FM; MARYSVILLE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K209AY (89.7 FM; CHESTER, CA; Owner: THE UNIV. FOUND. CA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K216CF (91.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
- KLVC (88.3 FM; MAGALIA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZAP (96.7 FM; PARADISE, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF CHICO, INC.)
- KMJE (101.5 FM; GRIDLEY, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
- KHSL-FM (103.5 FM; PARADISE, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K213BZ (90.5 FM; RICHVALE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KCHO (91.7 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: UNIV. FOUNDATION/CA. ST. UNIV. CHICO)
- KMXI (95.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KLRS (92.7 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Feather Falls:
- K18AO (Channel 18; OROVILLE/PARADISE, CA; Owner: CHICO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- K49CT (Channel 49; PARADISE, CA; Owner: CATAMOUNT BROADCASTING OF CHICO-REDDING, INC.)
- K15CX (Channel 15; OROVILLE, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- FEATHERFLCDFFFS, 2814 Lumkin Road (Lat: 39.594000 Lon: -121.250333), Type: Building, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WQIG632,
Assigned Frequencies: 151.250 MHz, 151.385 MHz, 151.400 MHz, 159.300 MHz, 159.330 MHz, 159.375 MHz, 159.390 MHz, Grant Date: 12/02/2017, Expiration Date: 02/04/2028, Certifier: James Kirstein, Registrant: State Of California, 601 Sequoia-Pacific Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95811-0231, Phone: (916) 894-5096, Fax: (916) 894-5392, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.9%Wood
- 42.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.2%Electricity
- 1.6%Utility gas
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 52.9%Wood
- 38.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Utility gas
- 2.1%Electricity
- 1.6%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
Feather Falls compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Feather Falls on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: media and communication equipment workers (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: plant and system operators (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: carpenters (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: private households (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"