Living in Thermalito

In Thermalito, unemployment is 9.9% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Thermalito had a population of 6,495. The city faced an unemployment rate of 9.91% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 810 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population6,495people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary3,030EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,088EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate9.91%country median 4.6% — 117% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 94% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 69% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Thermalito?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Thermalito.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,188 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,088 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Thermalito a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 37–59%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–51%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

12.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 810 of 6,495 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Thermalito is 9.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Thermalito 9.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,030 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	9.91 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Thermalito?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,135of €2,405 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,405
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,188
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,135

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Thermalito. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Thermalito. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	207.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Thermalito when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Thermalito's nearest airport was SMF, 91 km away and offered 28 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	28 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	91 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SMF	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Thermalito. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Thermalito.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.4 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 9.3°C in January to 26.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

14°4°

17°6°

20°8°

23°9°

28°12°

33°15°

36°17°

35°16°

32°14°

26°11°

19°7°

14°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

147

143

120

140

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Thermalito is 6.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Thermalito 6.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.28 · Feb 16.78 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 23.06 · May 27.94 · Jun 32.83 · Jul 36 · Aug 35.28 · Sep 32 · Oct 26.22 · Nov 18.72 · Dec 14.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.28 · Feb 5.78 · Mar 7.56 · Apr 9.06 · May 12.22 · Jun 15.11 · Jul 17.22 · Aug 16.17 · Sep 13.94 · Oct 10.61 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.28 · Feb 11.28 · Mar 13.67 · Apr 16.06 · May 20.11 · Jun 24 · Jul 26.61 · Aug 25.72 · Sep 22.94 · Oct 18.39 · Nov 12.89 · Dec 9.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 147.1 · Feb 142.7 · Mar 119.6 · Apr 56.64 · May 36.32 · Jun 14.99 · Jul 0.254 · Aug 3.3 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 33.78 · Nov 72.39 · Dec 139.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Vila Franca de Xira (Portugal) ±2.5 °C, Granada (Spain) ±1.9 °C, Almada (Portugal) ±2.8 °C, Amadora (Portugal) ±2.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Thermalito spanned 32.9 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Thermalito stood at 204.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.5%
Foreign residents12.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	32.86 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	12.05 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	810 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	204.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	6,495 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Thermalito

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

South Oroville as a Thermalito alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 2,606 South Oroville vs 6,495 Thermalito−60%
Median gross pay, city: €3,301 South Oroville vs €3,030 Thermalito+9%
Unemployment: 9.3% South Oroville vs 9.9% Thermalito−6%
Foreign residents: 11.7% South Oroville vs 12.1% Thermalitosame level
Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ South Oroville vs 6.4 µg/m³ Thermalitosame level

Full comparison More about South Oroville

North Bethesda as a Thermalito alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3788 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,030 Thermalito+102%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 12.1% Thermalito+183%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 9.9% Thermalito−63%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Thermalito

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Oroville 4.9 km away

Rent: 1,305 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,301 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Oroville East 7.1 km away

Rent: 1,119 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,753 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Palermo 9.4 km away

Rent: 1,049 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,831 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Thermalito, nearest in population first.

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Slinger6,495 residents South Patrick Shores6,496 residents Crestwood6,493 residents Penn Wynne6,493 residents San Martin6,498 residents North Scituate6,492 residents

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Is Thermalito part of Chico?

Thermalito is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Chico city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Thermalito?

The unemployment rate is 9.91 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Thermalito?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.4 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Thermalito?

The published population is 6,495 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Thermalito?

810 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Thermalito a good place to live?

Thermalito may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Thermalito part of Chico?

Thermalito is in the published commuting zone of Chico; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Thermalito?

Oroville, South Oroville, Oroville East, Palermo, Gridley are near Thermalito. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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