Rancho Calaveras is home to 7,131 people in California. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,949 people. The average commute runs 51 minutes. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The median age is 44.6, about 6 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,779, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rancho Calaveras
What changed most since 2000
Population4,182 → 7,131(+71%)US over the same years: +19%
Poverty rate5.8% → 13.9%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Hispanic share10.1% → 24.1%(+13.9 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Its weight in Calaveras County
Rancho Calaveras's population equals 15% of Calaveras County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.8% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 9.4% 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)47.6%(332)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.2%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(205)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 698 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Rancho Calaveras, decade by decade
Rancho Calaveras 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
2000
4,182
$91,533
$259,586
14.6%
36.6
2010
5,325
$102,446
$458,329
12.5%
42.7
2020
5,590
$77,700
$381,671
9.4%
56.6
2024
7,131
$88,779
$443,900
14.4%
63.5
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.
