With 6,046 people, Crescent City is a city in California. 32% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 64%. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,040 people. Median household income is $35,540, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,540, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crescent City
What changed most since 1990
White share83.7% → 50.3%(−33.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants45.8% → 32.3%(−13.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share7.3% → 27.6%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Crescent City's population equals 22% of Del Norte County's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 9.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)1.3%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 152 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Crescent City, decade by decade
Crescent City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,380
$47,725
$170,405
11.7%
36.3
2000
4,006
$36,675
$160,306
13.3%
54.2
2010
7,643
$38,283
$280,377
10.9%
84.8
2020
6,673
$40,418
$216,470
8.6%
86.7
2024
6,046
$35,540
$306,500
17.6%
81.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
