Del Norte County is a county of 27,107 people in California. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 32% less than in California as a whole. There are 27 people per square mile. 7% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,058, below the US median
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)14.9%(249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(276)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.1%(736)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,670 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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Over time
Del Norte County, decade by decade
Del Norte County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,460
$55,002
$206,646
10.0%
46.2
2000
27,507
$53,997
$184,898
11.0%
59.7
2010
28,610
$51,958
$346,552
14.3%
67.1
2020
27,743
$60,579
$275,739
15.4%
75.1
2024
27,107
$67,058
$342,000
21.4%
72.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
