LOCATION

Nestled in the north end of the Sacramento Valley, Shasta County and its three Cities – Redding, Anderson, and Shasta Lake – are 540 miles north of Los Angeles, 150 miles north of Sacramento, and 433 miles south of Portland, Oregon.

CLIMATE (Redding Area)

Period Temperature Rain
Min Avg Max Avg
January 37.4 46.2 54.9 8.0
July 68.1 83.3 98.4 0.2
Average Annual Precipitation – 39.4 inches
Average Annual Snowfall – 4.8 inches

Source: 2007 Shasta County Economic & Demographic Profile

TRANSPORTATION

  • Rail – Main Line – Union Pacific Railroad to Sacramento; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. Amtrak north/south.
  • Truck - Daily service by several major carriers with several local, state, and interstate carriers servicing California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona.  One-day service to Portland/Seattle and Los Angeles.
  • Air - Redding Municipal Airport and Benton Airpark.  Daily commercial airline passenger service via United Express and Horizon Air.
  • Bus - Greyhound, as well as other charter services. Also, local bus service (RABA), covering 71 square miles with 11 fixed routes.
  • Highways - Interstate 5 freeway, north/south; U.S. 299, east/west; State Route 44, east; and State Route 273.

POPULATION

Population Redding Anderson Shasta Lake Countywide
July 1, 2001 81,494 9,068 9,045 163,850
July 1, 2006 90,033 10,418 10,228 179,951

Source: US Census Bureau Estimates

OTHER STATISTICS

Redding Shasta County
Median Income for a Family (2006) 41,682 44,120
Median Age (2006) 37.2 38.8
Median Monthly Apartment Rental $747 $747
Housing Units in 2006 37,000 68,000
Median Price Home in Shasta County (2007)*  —  $239,500
Median Priced Home in California (2007)**  —  $530,830

Sources: US Census Bureau, *Redding Record Searchlight, **CA Association of Realtors

SHASTA COUNTY LABOR FORCE

Shasta County Labor Force — 2007
Civilian Labor Force 87,000
Civilian Employment 80,900
Civilian Unemployment 6,100
Civilian Unemployment Rate–CA Unemployment Rate–US Unemployment Rate 7.0%

5.4%

4.4%
Industry Employment — 2007
Retail Trade 10,400
Wholesale Trade 1,900
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 2,800
Services 58,200
Government 13,300
Farm 2,300
Natural Resources/Mining 700
Manufacturing 3,300
Transportation/Utilities 2,700
Construction 5,100

Source: US Census Bureau Estimates

MEDICAL SERVICES
  • Veterans Medical Services
  • Two major hospitals totaling 430 beds and serviced by 380 physicians

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

46 Public Elementary Schools
6 Middle Schools
8 High Schools
30 Private Schools
2-Year Community College
4-Year State-Accredited Private College with a Master’s Program
1¼-hour travel time to 4-year State university

All information provided courtesy of The City of Redding’s website at http://www.ci.redding.ca.us