COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Glenn County

California · 24,798 residents · 1,314 sq mi

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Glenn County is a county of 24,798 people in California. Households here earn about 36% less than in California as a whole. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $67,100. Households take in $22,831 at the median, 24% less than the US figure. 17.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,798

−6%vs 2000

vs 26,453 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,314 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(2,003)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(2,334)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(2,032)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,816)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,408)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(3,753)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(3,656)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(2,400)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(2,037)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,952)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,086)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(321)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,831

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,107 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,677

−24%vs 2000

vs $14,069 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,100

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $458 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

38.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.6%(16,548)

Black0.4%(117)

Hispanic / Latino29.6%(7,840)

Asian3.3%(863)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(21,252)

Black0.8%(198)

Hispanic / Latino19.9%(4,928)

Asian3%(755)

Other10.5%(2,593)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican43.4%(12,355)

Central American0.5%(144)

Honduran0.3%(77)

Nicaraguan0.2%(58)

Cuban0.1%(40)

Dominican0.1%(37)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(7)

South American0%(7)

Colombian0%(7)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(296)

Hmong1%(272)

Filipino0.3%(88)

Vietnamese0.3%(73)

Laotian0.2%(65)

Korean0.1%(31)

Japanese0%(7)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(29)

Ancestry

German9.8%(2,785)

American7.4%(2,105)

English7.3%(2,075)

Irish5.8%(1,644)

Italian4.1%(1,165)

Portuguese3.3%(941)

Swedish2.1%(600)

Scottish1.4%(408)

French0.9%(266)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(251)

Norwegian0.7%(200)

Dutch0.6%(160)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(147)

Polish0.5%(130)

Russian0.3%(92)

Canadian0.3%(81)

Swiss0.3%(74)

British0.2%(57)

Danish0.2%(56)

French Canadian0.2%(55)

Czech0.1%(27)

Finnish0.1%(20)

Croatian0%(13)

Israeli0%(12)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Arab0%(11)

Greek0%(10)

Lebanese0%(9)

Belgian0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Australian0%(5)

Hungarian0%(4)

Moroccan0%(2)

Turkish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married37%(4,155)

Married53.3%(5,990)

Widowed2.1%(238)

Divorced7.7%(861)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(2,932)

Married54.1%(5,958)

Widowed8%(879)

Divorced11.4%(1,254)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% 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)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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