The Town Files

Yolo County, California

220,564 people. The median home is worth $620,700 (typical California town: $596,900) and the median household earns $91,752.

Towns in Yolo County

Towns in Yolo County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Davis66,850$866,100$90,04526.4
Woodland61,032$548,200$90,18036.6
West Sacramento53,915$525,800$93,18834.6
University of California-Davis8,525—$18,63119.3
Winters7,115$633,900$122,95136.2
Esparto3,572$435,900$102,98634.2

People and housing

Yolo CountyTypical California town
Median home value$620,700$596,900
Median rent$1,857$1,827
Median household income$91,752$91,557
Median age32.140.2
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%27.7%
Below the poverty line16.7%10.3%

Jobs and pay

110,302 jobs in 2024, average pay $76,659 a year.

Largest industries in Yolo CountyHealth care & social assistan…11,421 jobs · $60,266Transportation & warehousing7,950 jobs · $66,145Retail7,917 jobs · $43,005Hotels & restaurants6,927 jobs · $28,328Manufacturing6,856 jobs · $77,551Construction5,208 jobs · $98,572
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Yolo County0%4%8%12%2000200420082012201620202023 4.7%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 73 storm events in Yolo County from 1996 to 2026.

Storm events in Yolo County by type since 1996Hail2Flood48Tornado4Wildfire1Heavy Rain6Debris Flow2Flash Flood1Funnel Cloud5Thunderstorm Wind4
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Yolo County has been included in 22 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 14, 2023FloodDR-4683: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023FloodEM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
August 22, 2020FireDR-4558: Wildfires
August 18, 2020FireFM-5331: Lnu Lightning Fire Complex
March 22, 2020BiologicalDR-4482: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3428: Covid-19
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).