COMPARING TWO PLACES
Weed vs Shasta Lake
PLACE A
Weed, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Shasta Lake, California
Weed is 100% smaller than Shasta Lake.
WEEDSHASTA LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population010,208−100% vs Shasta Lake
Population density0937−937
Population growth6.3%2.0%+4.3 pts
Median age63.241.8+21.4
Male55.6%51.1%+4.5 pts
Female44.4%48.9%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%76.6%+23.4 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Other0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Median household income–$67,401–
Per capita income$36,650$34,465+$2,185
Poverty rate0.0%13.3%−13.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2250.437−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%15.3%−15.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation55.6%57.6%−2.0 pts
Median home value–$294,400–
Median gross rent–$1,298–
Owner-occupied100.0%68.2%+31.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%6.8%+93.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%42.8%+57.2 pts
Average commute–19.5–
Worked from home0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024