Yolo County, California
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Population Profile
Educational Attainment
Employment Overview
- Income premium: Households earn well above the national median, supporting strong retail and housing markets.
- Elevated poverty: At 16.7%, the rate is in economically distressed territory and supports federal funding narratives (CDFI, NMTC, EDA).
- Talent advantage: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment exceeds the national average by 9.1 pts, supports knowledge-economy and tech attraction.
- Young population: Median age of 32 is materially below the U.S. norm, a workforce pipeline asset.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 11,683 workers (20.4% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $62,229.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $20.5B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Construction averages $104,487 while Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation averages $23,587, a 4.4x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Attraction Opportunities
- Top specialization: Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry concentrates at 10.03x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
HUD Fair Market Rents
- Stretched market: Home value to income ratio of 6.8x is well above the ~4.1x national average; attainable workforce housing may be a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$2,294/mo).
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Education & Talent Pipeline
Aging Workforce
Workforce by Occupation
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 42,209 annual credentials.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Yolo County shows strong potential for support activities for agriculture and forestry attraction, with a 10.03x concentration and 2,678 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across support activities for agriculture and forestry, crop production, and beverage and tobacco product manufacturing creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Prospect Match Scores
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Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Yolo County, California, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Yolo County, California?
220,564 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Yolo County, California?
$91,752 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Yolo County, California?
5.8% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Yolo County, California?
$20.5B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
