COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Plumas County

California · 20,824 residents · 2,553 sq mi

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With 20,824 people, Plumas County is a county in California. The median age is 44.2, about 9 years above the US median. Households here earn about 23% less than in California as a whole. About 18% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $36,351 at the median, 15% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 44.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,824

+5%since 1990

from 19,739 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.2

+13%since 1990

from 39.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2,553 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.5%(929)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96%(1,249)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,560)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(1,444)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.8%(792)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348%(1,665)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.6%(3,042)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.3%(3,597)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.5%(2,821)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.2%(2,133)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846%(1,250)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(342)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,351

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,299 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,391

+50%since 1990

from $12,952 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.1%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 11.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$128,800

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $89,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$525

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $366 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

70.0%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 67.5% in 1990

30.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black1%(190)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(890)

Asian0.7%(141)

2000

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

Black0.6%(130)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(1,177)

Asian0.5%(107)

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

17.5%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 15.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

88.0%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 82.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 4.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

−24%since 1990

from 20.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.4%(1,650)

Married66.1%(5,623)

Widowed3%(255)

Divorced11.5%(979)

Women 15+

Never married15%(1,283)

Married64.7%(5,537)

Widowed9.3%(793)

Divorced11.1%(951)

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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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