Glenn County is a county of 28,494 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. That trails the California median by roughly 32%. Density works out to 22 people per square mile. Households take in $67,139 at the median, 18% less than the US figure. 16.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,139, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glenn County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share19.9% → 45.0%(+25.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$161,045 → $352,400(+119%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.4% → 15.1%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)21.2%(227)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(197)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.6%(446)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(107)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,072 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
Glenn County, decade by decade
Glenn 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
24,798
$54,796
$161,045
9.4%
50.3
2000
26,453
$58,488
$178,158
10.7%
64.8
2010
28,122
$61,965
$351,299
16.2%
68.1
2020
28,917
$62,641
$293,556
14.4%
72.4
2024
28,494
$67,139
$352,400
15.1%
71.2
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.
