City safety & data profile

LindaCA

Linda, CA is a 18K-resident city in Yuba County with a median household income of $72,776.

Yuba County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Linda, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Linda has a population larger than 37% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $371,700, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
18K
Population (place)
Bottom 38%
By size
$72,776
Median income (place)
$371,700
Median home (place)
17.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Linda

Linda posts a median household income higher than 40% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Linda area.

Bottom 41%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Linda

Composite score · Linda, CA

23/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income F
$72,776

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty rate F
17.2%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
442 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share F
15.9%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Curious how Linda stacks up nationwide? See the full tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Linda income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,776 Bottom 40% higher than 40% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Linda $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Biggest cities by headcount in CA

Ranked by headcount across the 482 CA places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Top earners by city in CA

Median household income across 482 tracked CA places. Hover a bar for its population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Linda, CA beyond the headline numbers

Linda sits inside Yuba County, California, at roughly 39.13°N, -121.55°W. Population 17,773, $72,776 median household income. Median home value $371,700, median rent $1,211. Poverty rate 17.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Linda (nearest 7.3 mi away), 2/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER. Climate: 62.1°F annual average, 20.1" precipitation.

Linda's median age is 30.4 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, frequent mental distress departs furthest from its peer median: 20.7% in Linda, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

15.9% of Linda adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

6.8% unemployment puts Linda in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

17.2% of Linda, CA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Only 6.5% of Linda workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

A median home in Linda runs about 5.1 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Median rent in Linda, CA runs $1,211/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Linda from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Yuba County): Linda's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
85K+16%
Median Income
$76,373+70%
Median Home Value
$412,300+141%
Poverty Rate
14.2%-34%
Unemployment
6.4%-65%

The Economic Picture

What stands out most about Linda's economic profile: poverty rate at 17.2%, 39% above the average across tracked places. Median rent runs 21% below average too, at $1,211/mo.

Economics indicators for Linda, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,211/mo
Poverty Rate
17.2% +39% vs avg
Unemployment 6.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.9%
Work From Home 6.5%
Public Transit 1%

Population Snapshot

White 42.1%
African American 3.9%
Asian 13.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health at a Glance 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.4%
Obesity
31.9%
High Blood Pressure
30.4%
Physical Inactivity
28.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.7%
Binge Drinking
16.3%
Current Smoking
16.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
16%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.9%
Diabetes
12%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 52.1%
Annual Checkup 69%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
6%
Stroke
3.5%

Hospitals Within Range 3 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
1
★
0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
2
ADVENTIST HEALTH AND RIDEOUT
MARYSVILLE · 7.3 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆
SUTTER SURGICAL HOSPITAL - NORTH VALLEY
YUBA CITY · 8.4 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals
☆☆☆☆☆
ORCHARD HOSPITAL
GRIDLEY · 18.8 mi away · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
☆☆☆☆☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
62°F
Annual Rainfall
20.1"
Hot Months (>80°F)
4
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
56°
38°
Jan
3.8"
60°
41°
Feb
3.7"
66°
43°
Mar
2.9"
73°
46°
Apr
1.4"
82°
52°
May
0.9"
90°
58°
Jun
0.3"
96°
61°
Jul
0.0"
95°
60°
Aug
0.1"
90°
56°
Sep
0.1"
79°
49°
Oct
1.0"
64°
41°
Nov
2.2"
55°
38°
Dec
3.7"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
104.2 Regional Price Parity

4.2% above national average

US avg
104.2

Metro area: Yuba City, CA (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
27
Claims filed
$351K
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

Yuba County has recorded 27 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $351K in payouts since 2016.

California Atmospheric River alone generated 3 of those claims, the county's largest named flood event in this record.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Linda?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Linda right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-LINDA · Linda

Linda: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Questions & Answers 9

What is the population of Linda, CA? ▼
Linda, CA has a population of 17,773 people, located in Yuba County, California.
What is the median household income in Linda? ▼
The median household income in Linda, CA is $72,776 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.2%.
What is the median home value in Linda? ▼
The median home value in Linda, CA is $371,700. Median rent is $1,211/month.
What are the top health concerns in Linda? ▼
The top health indicators in Linda include Short Sleep Duration (37.4%), Obesity (31.9%), High Blood Pressure (30.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Linda? ▼
The nearest hospitals to Linda, CA are ADVENTIST HEALTH AND RIDEOUT (7.3 mi, in MARYSVILLE), SUTTER SURGICAL HOSPITAL - NORTH VALLEY (8.4 mi, in YUBA CITY), ORCHARD HOSPITAL (18.8 mi, in GRIDLEY). 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Linda? ▼
The median age in Linda, CA is 30.4 years. 15.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Linda? ▼
Linda has an average annual temperature of 62.1°F and 20.1" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Linda? ▼
The regional price parity for Linda is 104.233, meaning prices are 4.2% above the national average.
How many flood insurance claims has Yuba County filed? ▼
Yuba County, California has recorded 27 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $351K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Linda, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (17.2% here).

Bartlesville, OK 17.2% Ottumwa, IA 17.2% Pampa, TX 17.2% Owosso, MI 17.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($72,776 here).

Moorhead, MN $72,761 Cleveland Heights, OH $72,826 Marietta, GA $72,725 North Myrtle Beach, SC $72,722

Compare Linda with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Olivehurst, CA 14K Marysville, CA 12K Yuba City, CA 67K South Yuba City, CA 15K Lincoln, CA 50K Oroville, CA 16K Rio Linda, CA 15K Roseville, CA 130K
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What to do with Linda's numbers

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Linda area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • A median income figure alone can mislead, cross-check it against the poverty rate for the fuller picture.
  • Compare Linda against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Yuba County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.