COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Colusa County

California · 16,275 residents · 1,151 sq mi

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Colusa County is a county of 16,275 people in California. Households here earn about 30% less than in California as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $68,100. There are 2,529 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $24,912, about 17% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,275

−13%vs 2000

vs 18,804 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

+2%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,151 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,238)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(1,490)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(1,486)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,231)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(976)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,477)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(2,304)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,561)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,318)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(557)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(177)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,912

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,062 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,402

−16%vs 2000

vs $14,730 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,100

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$354

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $494 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

36.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48%(9,018)

Black0.5%(88)

Hispanic / Latino46.5%(8,752)

Asian1.2%(220)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(12,440)

Black0.6%(102)

Hispanic / Latino32.4%(5,267)

Asian2.6%(418)

Other20.4%(3,315)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.5%(13,295)

Central American1.4%(301)

Costa Rican0.7%(144)

Honduran0.5%(117)

Spaniard0.5%(115)

Nicaraguan0.1%(31)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(165)

Vietnamese0.1%(28)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Chinese0%(3)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.1%(25)

Ancestry

German7.4%(1,621)

English6.4%(1,415)

Irish5.2%(1,143)

American4.5%(996)

Italian2.5%(547)

Portuguese1.4%(316)

Scottish1.3%(281)

French1.1%(232)

Dutch0.5%(117)

Norwegian0.5%(115)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(109)

Russian0.5%(107)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(90)

Subsaharan African0.3%(64)

Swiss0.3%(59)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Canadian0.2%(33)

Polish0.1%(28)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

British0.1%(15)

Greek0%(10)

Danish0%(9)

Finnish0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Czech0%(5)

Welsh0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Brazilian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.3%(3,003)

Married54.8%(4,938)

Widowed3.8%(341)

Divorced8.1%(729)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(2,524)

Married52.5%(4,365)

Widowed8.1%(677)

Divorced9%(744)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% 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)25.8%(186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(125)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.9%(230)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 722 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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