Red CorralCA
A town of 1,096.
Is Red Corral a good place to live?
Red Corral’s weakest subject grade is a D for hazard risk. Red Corral’s mean commuting time is 37 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 71 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on walkability. The typical home is worth about $424K, 4.8 years of the county’s $88K median household income. Only 74 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on history. Red Corral has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Red Corral has grown 19% from 2010 to 2020
1,413 counted in 2010 and 1,687 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Red Corral grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Red Corral is from typical.
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Moving to Red Corral: who provides what
Red Corral is unincorporated, so Amador County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Red Corral.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Red Corral, mostly avalanches
Expected losses in Red Corral break down as 41% from avalanches and 35% from wildfires. Red Corral’s FEMA hazard score is 80 of 100, below California’s towns (88 of 100) but above U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, fewer of Red Corral’s working residents work locally
The median commute is under 46 miles. Employers in Red Corral shed 179 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 75. The top destinations are Jackson (10%), Sacramento (6%) and Pine Grove (3%). Among residents in the town, 7.8% live below the poverty line.
| Red Corral | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Red Corral has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 1.6% of Red Corral
1.9 miles of trail. Red Corral’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Red Corral | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Red Corral is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Two figures for adults in Red Corral: 16% report frequent physical distress, 75% had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 32 in all: Red Corral beats California on 9 and trails on 10. Red Corral: nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure.
| Red Corral | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Red Corral | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 10.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.3% | 14.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Red Corral
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Red Corral; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Red Corral residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
1,096 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Red Corral
Census-designated place in California, United States
Red Corral is a census-designated place in Amador County, California, United States. Red Corral sits at an elevation of 2710 feet (826 m). The 2020 United States census reported Red Corral's population as 1,687.
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- Area
- 5.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,710 ft
- Area code
- 209
Questions about Red Corral
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Red Corral, CA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.