COMPARING TWO PLACES
Trinity County vs Shasta County
PLACE A
Trinity County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Shasta County, California
Trinity County is 92% smaller than Shasta County. Shasta County earns more, with a median household income $20,618 higher. Shasta County has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
TRINITY COUNTYSHASTA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population14,384181,648−92% vs Shasta County
Population density2148−27
Population growth-6.7%2.8%−9.5 pts
Median age49.241.7+7.5
Male48.9%49.2%−0.3 pts
Female51.1%50.8%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%5.0%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.9%75.3%+1.6 pts
Black7.9%0.8%+7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.2%11.8%−0.6 pts
Asian0.2%3.4%−3.2 pts
Other3.9%8.7%−4.8 pts
Median household income$52,018$72,636−$20,618
Per capita income$30,671$39,574−$8,903
Poverty rate17.6%13.3%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.466+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%23.8%−7.0 pts
Graduate degree4.1%7.6%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation48.5%56.1%−7.6 pts
Median home value$119,500$366,400−$246,900
Median gross rent$856$1,317−$461
Owner-occupied79.4%65.6%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.0%11.0%+16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.2%49.2%−13.9 pts
Average commute38.619.8+18.8
Worked from home8.0%9.7%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured16.0%6.5%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025