With 3,361 people, Squaw Valley is a city in California. At a median age of 50.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 57 minutes. Households here earn about 50% less than in California as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 670 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,904, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Squaw Valley
What changed most since 1990
White share92.5% → 60.2%(−32.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants91.5% → 79.8%(−11.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share4.2% → 25.7%(+21.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)1.6%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60.6%(151)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 249 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
Squaw Valley, decade by decade
Squaw Valley 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
2,298
$56,169
$238,567
14.5%
17.8
2000
2,691
$71,804
$195,099
14.0%
38.4
2010
3,162
$82,844
$276,781
20.6%
48.1
2020
3,564
$82,822
$282,769
29.0%
62.1
2024
3,361
$49,904
$271,700
27.5%
70.2
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.
