Population 495 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mills Orchard
Household size in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.93 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.84 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.68 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.08 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.16 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Mills Orchard is a place of big households: 3.08 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.93, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.3 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.0 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.7 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Mills Orchard are younger than 39.0 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Mills Orchard: 8.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mills Orchard
Renters in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.0% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.3% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.0% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 20.1% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Mills Orchard is largely a place of homeowners: only 20.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 47.1% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.4% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.2% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.4% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Mills Orchard than nationally: 12.4%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1974 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Mills Orchard was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $812 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $971 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $896 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,475 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$663 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Mills Orchard runs $1,475 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.1% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mills Orchard
Bachelor's degrees in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.6% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.6% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.1% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.0% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Mills Orchard: 22.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.2% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.9% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.2% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.6% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Mills Orchard never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Still, the rate is higher than in California as a whole (84.2%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mills Orchard
| Period | Mills Orchard | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.5% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.7% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Mills Orchard: 13.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mills Orchard compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Orchard | 3.08 | 39.0 | 8.4% | 20.1% | 12.4% | 1979 | $1,475 | 22.0% | 87.6% | 13.7% |
| Hamilton City | 3.34 | 30.4 | 13.0% | 40.5% | 4.2% | 1977 | $961 | 10.6% | 70.3% | 5.0% |
| Rotavele | 3.86 | 34.9 | 12.0% | 20.1% | 11.7% | 1984 | $1,584 | 18.9% | 81.7% | 0.8% |
| Orland | 2.92 | 37.3 | 13.4% | 37.0% | 10.3% | 1979 | $1,181 | 14.4% | 77.5% | 6.8% |
| Vina | 2.61 | 44.7 | 6.1% | 30.9% | 15.6% | 1976 | $1,404 | 19.3% | 90.9% | 8.4% |
| Artois | 2.95 | 46.6 | 8.8% | 30.4% | 13.9% | 1976 | $1,575 | 24.3% | 86.7% | 7.7% |
| Ordbend | 2.93 | 41.5 | 6.8% | 30.8% | 14.9% | 1975 | $1,231 | 18.1% | 84.9% | 8.9% |
| Corning | 2.83 | 37.8 | 10.7% | 36.3% | 10.5% | 1978 | $1,093 | 14.6% | 80.9% | 3.0% |
| Chico | 2.37 | 35.8 | 11.6% | 52.5% | 9.5% | 1983 | $1,597 | 42.2% | 93.8% | 6.9% |
| Richfield | 2.44 | 46.6 | 9.2% | 18.2% | 10.9% | 1986 | $1,224 | 12.4% | 82.7% | 4.6% |
| Glenn | 2.60 | 42.8 | 7.0% | 36.4% | 15.3% | 1972 | $1,101 | 20.1% | 84.1% | 10.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mills Orchard. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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