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Calaveras County

California · 46,605 residents (2025 est.) · 1,020 sq mi
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With 46,248 people, Calaveras County is a county in California. The median age is 52.0, about 13 years above the US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 6% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
46,248
+14%since 2000
from 40,554 in 2000
46,605 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
45 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 46 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
52.0
+17%since 2000
from 44.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,020 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K35K39K44K48K19902000201020202024Calaveras County
202446K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(1,952)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.6%(2,145)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.8%(2,203)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(2,175)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244%(1,856)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349%(4,154)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.2%(5,160)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(5,285)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.9%(7,801)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7417.3%(8,018)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 849.3%(4,288)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(1,211)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,647
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,022 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,512
+103%since 2000
from $21,420 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.3%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
+11%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade13.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade6.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction2.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$457,200
+61%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $156,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,625
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $599 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
84.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.7% in 2000
16.0% rent
Vacancy rate
33.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.48 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.1%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
−9%since 2009
from 6.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
20
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.5%(35,465)
Black0.7%(300)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(2,765)
Asian0.8%(322)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76.4%(35,337)
Black1%(457)
Hispanic / Latino14.5%(6,702)
Asian2.2%(1,031)
Other5.9%(2,721)
Diversity Score
49
+35%since 2009
from 36 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
19
+28%since 2020
from 15 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.9%(5,036)
Puerto Rican0.7%(301)
Spaniard0.6%(273)
Panamanian0.3%(142)
Salvadoran0.2%(100)
Guatemalan0.1%(51)
Colombian0.1%(42)
Honduran0.1%(39)
Costa Rican0.1%(34)
Peruvian0.1%(31)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0%(10)
Cuban0%(3)
Asian origin
Filipino0.9%(421)
Taiwanese0.3%(157)
Chinese0.2%(94)
Japanese0.1%(59)
Asian Indian0.1%(39)
Cambodian0.1%(35)
Vietnamese0.1%(33)
Malaysian0%(22)
Korean0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(6)
Tongan0%(4)
Ancestry
English18.5%(8,568)
Irish17.2%(7,968)
German15.2%(7,027)
Italian6.2%(2,867)
Scottish3.1%(1,429)
American2.6%(1,194)
French2.5%(1,160)
Portuguese2.2%(1,026)
Swedish2%(936)
Norwegian1.7%(776)
Polish1.1%(527)
Greek1%(461)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(435)
Welsh0.9%(394)
Dutch0.8%(380)
Danish0.7%(341)
British0.7%(313)
Arab0.6%(257)
Swiss0.5%(240)
Russian0.5%(215)
Lebanese0.4%(196)
Canadian0.2%(79)
Ukrainian0.2%(77)
Turkish0.2%(73)
Serbian0.1%(64)
Finnish0.1%(61)
Czech0.1%(60)
Hungarian0.1%(51)
Austrian0.1%(42)
Lithuanian0.1%(41)
Slovene0.1%(38)
Syrian0.1%(32)
Romanian0.1%(30)
Belgian0.1%(27)
Australian0.1%(25)
Israeli0%(23)
Haitian0%(18)
Armenian0%(10)
Slovak0%(9)
Iranian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.9%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 17.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 5.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.2 min
+32%since 2000
from 26.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.0%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 78.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.2%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.9%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
49.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 53.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.0%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 61.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 16.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 17.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.5%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 74.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.7%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 93.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 4.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.9%(5,732)
Married56.2%(11,154)
Widowed3.7%(731)
Divorced11.2%(2,219)
Women 15+
Never married19.8%(3,985)
Married58.8%(11,818)
Widowed9.8%(1,969)
Divorced11.6%(2,340)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.0%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 49.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
30.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 30.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.9%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 65.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
50.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 49.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)15.7%(515)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(565)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(1,367)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(125)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(82)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,286 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Calaveras County, California?

Calaveras County, California has about 46,248 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Calaveras County, California?

The typical household in Calaveras County, California earns about $78,647 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Calaveras County, California expensive?

In Calaveras County, California, the median home is worth about $457,200, and the typical rent is about $1,625 a month.

How educated are people in Calaveras County, California?

About 23.9% of adults age 25 and over in Calaveras County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Calaveras County, California?

About 13.0% of people in Calaveras County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Calaveras County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Calaveras County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,250 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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