Jury Pool Profile
Tehama County, California
- County seat
- Red Bluff
- Judicial district
- Tehama County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 64,665
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 65,167.
At a glance
Tehama County is a 64,665-person venue. The county population is 67% White (Census race-alone categories). 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 61.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $62,822, $37,308 below the CA state median of $100,130; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $52,646/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 65,167
- Median household income
- $63,784
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 1%.
Tehama County has a population of 65,167, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.7%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 29.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,822; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Tehama County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.7% in 2024, 66.6% in 2020, 65.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (3,435 individuals).