COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alturas vs Shasta Lake
PLACE A
Alturas, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Shasta Lake, California
Alturas is 55% smaller than Shasta Lake. Alturas earns more, with a median household income $2,830 higher.
ALTURASSHASTA LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,58110,208−55% vs Shasta Lake
Population density85937−852
Population growth-2.4%2.0%−4.4 pts
Median age34.741.8−7.1
Male48.7%51.1%−2.3 pts
Female51.3%48.9%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born5.2%2.9%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.7%76.6%−8.9 pts
Black1.4%0.3%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.1%8.2%+20.0 pts
Asian0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Other2.8%10.2%−7.3 pts
Median household income$70,231$67,401+$2,830
Per capita income$28,557$34,465−$5,908
Poverty rate15.5%13.3%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%15.3%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree3.6%3.4%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%7.2%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation59.3%57.6%+1.7 pts
Median home value$165,800$294,400−$128,600
Median gross rent$1,017$1,298−$281
Owner-occupied87.7%68.2%+19.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%6.8%+9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.8%−42.8 pts
Average commute29.719.5+10.2
Worked from home4.3%4.0%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured23.4%6.4%+17.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024