COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Plumas County

California · 19,739 residents · 2,553 sq mi

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With 19,739 people, Plumas County is a county in California. The median age is 39.0, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 32% less than in California as a whole. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $24,299 at the median, 19% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,739

−5%vs 2000

vs 20,824 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,553 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,250)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,613)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,422)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(1,105)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(543)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(2,567)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(3,256)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,260)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(2,334)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(2,274)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(914)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,299

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,351 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,952

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,391 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,700

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $128,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$366

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $525 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(18,473)

Black0.6%(130)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(1,177)

Asian0.5%(107)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(18,591)

Black1%(190)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(890)

Asian0.7%(141)

Other4.1%(817)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.6%(1,286)

Puerto Rican0.7%(136)

Central American0.6%(109)

Salvadoran0.6%(109)

Spaniard0.5%(99)

Cuban0.2%(39)

South American0.2%(37)

Ecuadorian0.1%(28)

Peruvian0%(7)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(100)

Bangladeshi0.4%(80)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German17.7%(3,446)

English16.4%(3,177)

Irish9.7%(1,892)

Italian6.6%(1,290)

Portuguese3.1%(598)

American2.7%(520)

Scottish2.1%(413)

French2%(391)

Swedish1.9%(376)

French Canadian1.2%(242)

Polish1.2%(237)

Norwegian1.1%(208)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(166)

Hungarian0.8%(159)

Canadian0.8%(158)

Czech0.8%(150)

Danish0.7%(133)

Russian0.6%(116)

Austrian0.6%(115)

Welsh0.5%(101)

Dutch0.5%(95)

Subsaharan African0.5%(93)

Nigerian0.3%(52)

British0.2%(37)

Swiss0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(19)

Armenian0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Guyanese0.1%(10)

Arab0%(9)

Palestinian0%(8)

Belgian0%(5)

Iranian0%(5)

Slovene0%(2)

Jordanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married27.1%(2,286)

Married53.9%(4,542)

Widowed4.2%(354)

Divorced14.7%(1,242)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(1,510)

Married49%(4,083)

Widowed12.2%(1,013)

Divorced20.7%(1,725)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−12.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.8%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% 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)22.5%(357)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(206)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(661)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.7%(122)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(44)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,589 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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