Shasta County, CA Demographic Data
Shasta County, CA Summary
Shasta County is located in California
- Population: 178,586
- Area: 3,847.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,775.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 72.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 46.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,716.86 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Shasta County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
90,985
51%
50.8
Male
88,646
49%
49.2
Total Population
179,631
323,128,000
Shasta County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
10,614
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,183
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,232
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,952
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
10,442
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
21,921
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19,101
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
22,076
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,618
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,999
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
21,469
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
11,739
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,285
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
141,017
78.5%
77.2
Female
72,759
51.6%
51.3
Male
68,258
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
134,382
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,633
24.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
36,493
20.3%
15.2
Female
19,858
54.4%
55.8
Male
16,635
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Shasta County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
170,641
95.0%
96.8
White
158,293
88.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,791
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,942
1.6%
0.8
Asian
6,016
3.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,186
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
519
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
668
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
363
0.2%
0.2
Korean
81
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
544
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
2,655
1.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
77
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,522
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,990
5.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17,562
9.8%
17.8
Mexican
13,833
7.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
727
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,002
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
162,069
90.2%
82.2
Shasta County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,323
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,170
5.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
31,960
25.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
42,773
33.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,406
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
18,845
14.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,731
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,493
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
115,715
91.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27,576
21.8%
31.2
Shasta County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
39,662
26.9%
33.7%
Now Married
75,624
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
20,452
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
1,929
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
9,935
6.7
5.8%
Shasta County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
153,249
90.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
15,768
9.3%
21.6%
Spanish
7,849
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,471
2.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,696
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
752
0.4%
1.1%
Shasta County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,072
5.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5,993
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
8,435
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,095
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,393
15.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,126
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,620
10.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
7,187
10.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,683
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,491
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,724
57,617
Per capita income
26,455
31,128
Shasta County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,706
2.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,380
11.5%
9.8
Construction
4,730
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
19,624
27.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,563
4.9%
6.6
Information
1,163
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,058
5.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,901
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,459
8.9%
11.4
Public administration
4,312
5.9%
4.6
Retail trade
9,674
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,092
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,142
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,866
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
23,224
31.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,339
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,889
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,486
22.6%
18.1%
Shasta County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
71,058
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
59,087
83.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,104
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
488
0.7%
5.1
Walked
2,104
3.0%
2.7
Other means
1,268
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
4,007
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.5
26.6
Shasta County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,043
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
22,386
31.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
28,600
39.7%
37.1
3 or more
17,066
23.7%
21.0
Shasta County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
72,095
92.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
47,147
65.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
24,948
34.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,208
7.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Shasta County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
78,303
1 room
1,739
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
2,810
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
5,064
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
14,301
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
19,620
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
17,237
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
9,154
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
4,102
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,276
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Shasta County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
78,303
1-unit, detached
57,177
73.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,774
2.3%
5.9
2-units
1,415
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,601
4.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,500
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,313
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
1,878
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
8,645
11.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Shasta County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,724
3.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,333
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,885
8.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,210
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
18,019
23.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
16,113
20.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
15,847
20.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,726
9.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
680
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
766
1.0%
1.4%
Shasta County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
33,291
46.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6,934
9.6%
4.7
Electricity
18,641
25.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,869
2.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10,451
14.5%
1.9
Solar energy
165
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
440
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
304
0.4%
1.1
Shasta County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
28,334
47295100.0
Less than $500
172
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
1,508
5.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,521
5.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,699
13.1%
11.8%
$500 to $999
4,143
14.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,830
24.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,461
36.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,482
33.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,922
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,641
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,830
10.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,258
32.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
201
0.0%
0.0%
Shasta County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
24,249
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
91
0.4%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
224
0.9%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
389
1.6%
4.4%
Less than $500
2,144
8.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,651
10.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,964
32.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
10,786
44.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
699
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
975
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,785
7.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,339
5.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,240
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,304
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,257
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11,643
49.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,380
0.0%
0.0%
Shasta County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
47,147
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,660
5.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,046
4.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,912
10.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,525
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,678
31.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
10,788
22.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,846
8.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
692
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
237,200
205,000