Olivehurst, California

History

Olivehurst was first largely settled by people from the Midwest during the Great Depression who were looking for fertile land, availability of jobs and a better future. People from the town have been known to refer to this group of people as "Okies", a term originally for those from Oklahoma who were escaping the "dust bowl" Oklahoma had become during the Great Depression. This is why some of the streets are named after cities in Oklahoma. These "Okies" were following migrant workers such as those of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Mexican and Native American background.

The economy has been largely focused on agriculture, but, since the 1950s, jobs have been increasingly focused on mill and manufacturing work. Today's economy is centered on a "commuter economy" where many of the residents work outside of the town.

A post office opened at Olivehurst in 1941.

Olivehurst was the site of the Lindhurst High School shooting in 1992, which left four dead and ten others injured.

Geography

Olivehurst is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.8 km), all of it land.

Olivehurst is located near the confluence of the Yuba River and Feather River. In 1987, a severe flood of the Yuba River, complete with a broken levee, devastated Olivehurst, followed by similar devastation from the 1997 Merced River flood. Businesses left the area, and unemployment skyrocketed.

Demographics

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Olivehurst first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census; and then as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Olivehurst had a population of 16,595. The population density was 1,972.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Olivehurst was 47.5% White, 3.6% African American, 2.3% Native American, 7.4% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 23.6% from other races, and 15.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.4% of the population.

The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 5,002 households, out of which 45.4% included children under the age of 18, 49.3% were married-couple households, 9.6% were cohabiting couple households, 23.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.0% of households were one person, and 7.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.31.

The age distribution was 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% aged 18 to 24, 28.0% aged 25 to 44, 22.1% aged 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 32.3years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males.

There were 5,257 housing units at an average density of 624.8 /mi2, of which 5,002 (95.1%) were occupied. Of these, 65.7% were owner-occupied, and 34.3% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 11.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 67.3% spoke only English at home, 25.2% spoke Spanish, 1.7% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 5.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 81.0% were high school graduates and 15.3% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income in 2023 was $80,477, and the per capita income was $31,263. About 7.2% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Olivehurst had a population of 13,656. The population density was 1,827.5 /sqmi). The racial make-up was 8,534 (62.5%) White, 322 (2.4%) African American, 399 (2.9%) Native American, 772 (5.7%) Asian, 61 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 2,623 (19.2%) from other races and 945 (6.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,994 persons (36.6%).

The census reported that 13,610 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 46 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 4,120 households, of which 1,961 (47.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,137 (51.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 713 (17.3%) had a female householder with no husband present and 316 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 380 (9.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships and 29 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 726 households (17.6%) were one person and 243 (5.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.30. There were 3,166 families (76.8% of households); the average family size was 3.71.

The age distribution was 4,339 people (31.8%) under the age of 18, 1,469 people (10.8%) aged 18 to 24, 3,767 people (27.6%) aged 25 to 44, 2,937 people (21.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,144 people (8.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

There were 4,487 housing units at an average density of 600.5 /sqmi. Of the occupied units, 2,538 (61.6%) were owner-occupied and 1,582 (38.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 8,029 people (58.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,581 people (40.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Olivehurst is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Olivehurst is in .

Education

Olivehurst is served by Marysville Joint Unified School District. There are several elementary schools located in the town in addition to Lindhurst High School, one of the two in the district.

Notable people

• Phil Baugh - musician

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