Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.42 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Redding is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.40% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Redding in 2022 was $35,923, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,692 for a family of four. However, Redding contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Redding is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Redding home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Redding residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Redding also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Redding include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Redding is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
