Tehama County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.6. This is worse than average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00359. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.331. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 8.29. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.90. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.4%
(17.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 18.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | California: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 71.5% | | Whole state: | 65.9% |
| This city: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 5.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tehama, CA
Tehama compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Wood (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Tehama County California:
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Religion statistics for Tehama (based on Tehama County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.35%
| Here | | 28.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church |
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| Adherents | 49.0% | 9.3% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
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| Congregations | 5.3% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 5.3% | 8.8% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Pentecostal Church of God | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Vasiloupulis | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 19.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.5% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 52.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Tehama County: | 1.80 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Tehama County: | 0.98 / 10,000 pop. | | California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19 | Tehama County: | 3.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Here: | 4.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.4% | | California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Tehama County: | 25.5% | | California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.3% | | State: | 17.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $20 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $3,395 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $967 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $4,382 |
Tehama government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $5,000 ($11.93)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $655,000 ($1563.25)
Regular Highways: $77,000 ($183.77)
Central Staff Services: $43,000 ($102.63)
Police Protection: $28,000 ($66.83)
Water Utilities: $21,000 ($50.12)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.16)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $315,000 ($751.79)
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($38.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $272,000 ($649.16)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $272,000 ($649.16)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $74,000 ($176.61)
Interest Earnings: $28,000 ($66.83)
Special Assessments: $18,000 ($42.96)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $8,000 ($19.09)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $645,000 ($1539.38)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($121.72)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $77,000 ($183.77)
General Support: $24,000 ($57.28)
Highways: $15,000 ($35.80)
- Tax - Property: $16,000 ($38.19)
Total General Sales: $7,000 ($16.71)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000 ($35.80)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,377 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.52% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($502 average AGI)| Tehama County: | 0.06% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,325 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($113 average AGI)| Tehama County: | 0.05% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tehama:
- KPAY (1290 AM; 5 kW; CHICO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBLF (1490 AM; 1 kW; RED BLUFF, CA; Owner: TOM HUTH)
- KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KNRO (1670 AM; 10 kW; REDDING, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF REDDING, INC.)
- KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
- KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVIP (540 AM; 3 kW; REDDING, CA; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tehama:
- KLVB-FM (102.7 FM; RED BLUFF, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KLVC (88.3 FM; MAGALIA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- K216CF (91.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: YOUR CHRISTIAN COMPANION NETWORK, INC.)
- KZAP (96.7 FM; PARADISE, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF CHICO, INC.)
- KRDG (105.3 FM; SHINGLETOWN, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF REDDING, INC.)
- KHRD (103.1 FM; WEAVERVILLE, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
- KTHU (100.7 FM; CORNING, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
- KNCQ (97.3 FM; REDDING, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO OF REDDING, LLC)
- KHSL-FM (103.5 FM; PARADISE, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCHO (91.7 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: UNIV. FOUNDATION/CA. ST. UNIV. CHICO)
- KMXI (95.1 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFMF (93.9 FM; CHICO, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF CHICO, INC)
- K225AJ (92.9 FM; BURNEY/REDDING, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KALF (95.7 FM; RED BLUFF, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF CHICO, INC)
- K205EJ (88.9 FM; CHESTER, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KKXS (96.1 FM; SHINGLETOWN, CA; Owner: RESULTS RADIO LICENSEE, LLC)
- KNNN (99.3 FM; SHASTA LAKE CITY, CA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF REDDING, INC.)
- KYIX (104.9 FM; SOUTH OROVILLE, CA; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTOR (99.7 FM; WESTWOOD, CA; Owner: SIERRA RADIO, INC.)
- KHGQ (100.3 FM; QUINCY, CA; Owner: KEILY MILLER)
TV broadcast stations around Tehama:
- KNVN (Channel 24; CHICO, CA; Owner: CHICO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- KCVU (Channel 30; PARADISE, CA; Owner: SAINTE PARTNERS II, L.P.)
- K53FT (Channel 53; CHICO, CA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Tehama fatal accident list:
Jun 1, 2004 05:24 PM, 5th St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1990 06:40 PM, Fifth St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 1, 1987 02:25 PM, Sanbenito, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Tehama)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Lat: 40.025000 Lon: -122.122222, Structure height: 0 m, Call Sign: WPWL748
Assigned Frequencies: 451.275 MHz
Grant Date: 12/17/2002, Expiration Date: 12/17/2012, Certifier: Carolyn Steffan
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
- WELL 2, S.E. Corner Of 4th St. And G St (Lat: 40.026111 Lon: -122.123056), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPWX556
Assigned Frequencies: 453.037 MHz
Grant Date: 02/04/2003, Expiration Date: 02/04/2013, Certifier: Carolyn Steffan
Registrant: Repco Communications, 310 Lake Blvd, Redding, CA 96003, Phone: (530) 241-5624, Fax: (530) 241-6436, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - TURNER MTN, Turner Mtn Lookout (Lat: 40.299139 Lon: -121.617611), Type: Pole, Structure height: 24.7 m, Overall height: 25.3 m, Call Sign: WMR905
Assigned Frequencies: 6417.14 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
| Most common first names in Tehama, CA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 7 | 76.3 years |
| William | 5 | 66.8 years |
| Dorothy | 4 | 81.8 years |
| Robert | 4 | 81.7 years |
| James | 3 | 70.3 years |
| Richard | 3 | 64.6 years |
| Rose | 3 | 70.6 years |
| Walter | 3 | 81.3 years |
| Clifford | 2 | 81.0 years |
| Chester | 2 | 79.0 years |
| Most common last names in Tehama, CA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mcdonald | 7 | 75.8 years |
| Carlson | 4 | 77.0 years |
| Davis | 3 | 79.4 years |
| Hale | 3 | 73.7 years |
| Lakey | 3 | 72.6 years |
| Gear | 3 | 92.7 years |
| Staggs | 3 | 90.0 years |
| Steenburgen | 3 | 81.7 years |
| Arney | 2 | 86.4 years |
| Zocher | 2 | 80.4 years |
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Health technologists and technicians"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Department and other general merchandise stores"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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