California / AIANNHCE 3250 / Federally-recognized area

Round Valley

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

94.9%25/3 availability

0.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

5Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Round Valley within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Spans about 12 square miles in California, Round Valley Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 5 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 116 service locations, with current availability of 94.9% at 25/3 Mbps, and 0.0% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

Located in California, Round Valley is a federally recognized tribe with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.rvit.org

The Documents and Forms page for Round Valley functions as a community information page rather than a long-form tribal history. It emphasizes local contacts, community resources, and links to regional programs and services. The available content is oriented toward practical resources rather than a dedicated narrative profile for the tribe. The page includes sections on View Now.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	390	365	322	311	353	298
Households	136	131	97	103	103	107
Median age	35.0	37.6	36.8	44.3	39.8	48.8
Male / Female	49.2% / 50.8%	50.4% / 49.6%	52.8% / 47.2%	48.6% / 51.4%	46.2% / 53.8%	53.7% / 46.3%
Avg. household size	2.87	2.79	3.32	3.02	3.43	2.79
Pop. density (per sq mi)	33.3	31.2	27.5	26.6	30.1	25.4
HH density (per sq mi)	11.6	11.2	8.3	8.8	8.8	9.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$37,750	$36,250	$30,750	$36,250	$46,964	$49,531
Per capita income	$16,358	$15,715	$16,074	$19,326	$19,720	$24,509
Poverty rate	25.6%	27.4%	31.4%	26.8%	24.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	24.5%	18.9%	22.3%	16.3%	19.2%	23.1%
HS diploma or higher	48.5%	48.6%	41.8%	46.4%	48.2%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	10.3%	5.2%	5.7%	5.4%	6.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	14.6 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2019Q2	4.5 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2019Q3	7.0 Mbps	3.0 Mbps
2019Q4	2.2 Mbps	2.0 Mbps
2020Q1	2.1 Mbps	0.7 Mbps
2020Q2	2.8 Mbps	0.9 Mbps
2020Q3	2.9 Mbps	0.5 Mbps
2020Q4	8.3 Mbps	2.6 Mbps
2021Q1	1.6 Mbps	0.7 Mbps
2021Q2	27.0 Mbps	4.0 Mbps
2021Q3	25.6 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2021Q4	26.4 Mbps	4.2 Mbps
2022Q1	53.1 Mbps	6.4 Mbps
2022Q2	50.2 Mbps	5.7 Mbps
2022Q3	46.7 Mbps	8.1 Mbps
2022Q4	63.9 Mbps	8.4 Mbps
2023Q1	85.6 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2023Q2	65.5 Mbps	6.9 Mbps
2023Q3	99.7 Mbps	9.7 Mbps
2023Q4	96.6 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2024Q1	82.8 Mbps	18.6 Mbps
2024Q2	66.8 Mbps	19.2 Mbps
2024Q3	77.8 Mbps	12.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	45.6%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	87.1%	0.0%	0.0%
2024	94.9%	0.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	16.2%	47.4%
2018	16.2%	41.4%
2019	25.7%	53.1%
2020	32.8%	78.4%
2021	43.3%	80.0%
2022	49.5%	80.0%
2023	41.7%	84.6%
2024	42.1%	90.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	94.9%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	94.9%	92%
100/20 Mbps	0.0%	85%
Adoption	42.1%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	5
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	116

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
EchoStar Corporation	AT&T Inc.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Viasat, Inc.	Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	1.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	26.3%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	14.5%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	4.2%
Total area (sq mi)	65.201

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	86.8	86.8	86.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	20.8	20.8	20.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	47.9	47.9	36.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	86.8	86.8	86.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	20.8	20.8	20.8
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	32.6	32.6	21.5
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	86.8	86.8	86.8

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	95.5	95.5	47.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	22.0	22.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.2	93.2	47.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	95.5	95.5	47.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	22.0	22.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	93.2	93.2	47.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	89.4	89.4	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	95.3	95.3	86.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.3	95.3	86.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	95.3	95.3	86.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.3	95.3	86.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	31.3	31.3	31.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.3	31.3	31.3	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	31.3	31.3	31.3	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.3	31.3	31.3	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	31.1	31.1	31.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	12.6	12.6	1.5	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	37.0	37.0	32.6	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	37.0	37.0	32.6	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	12.6	12.6	1.5	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	31.1	31.1	31.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	45.0	45.0	44.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	12.9	12.9	1.4	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	50.0	50.0	45.7	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	50.0	50.0	45.7	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	12.9	12.9	1.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	45.0	45.0	44.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.