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Shasta County

California · 181,648 residents (2025 est.) · 3,776 sq mi
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With 181,436 people, Shasta County is a county in California. Few US counties rank higher on income. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 27% less than in California as a whole. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 48 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
181,436
+11%since 2000
from 163,256 in 2000
181,648 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
48 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 48 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.7
+7%since 2000
from 38.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,776 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
144K154K165K175K186K19902000201020202024Shasta County
2024181K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(9,628)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(10,926)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(11,682)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(10,776)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(9,527)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.5%(22,662)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(23,076)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(19,738)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(24,412)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.6%(22,874)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(11,746)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(4,389)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,636
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,335 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,574
+123%since 2000
from $17,738 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.7%
+22.2 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.466
+3%since 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$366,400
+78%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,317
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $563 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 66.1% in 2000
34.4% rent
Vacancy rate
11.0%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.3%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
−16%since 2009
from 6.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.4%(141,097)
Black0.7%(1,179)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(8,998)
Asian1.8%(3,014)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(136,633)
Black0.8%(1,502)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(21,346)
Asian3.4%(6,169)
Other8.7%(15,786)
Diversity Score
51
+39%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
18
−8%since 2020
from 19 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.8%(16,024)
Spaniard0.8%(1,426)
Puerto Rican0.3%(632)
Salvadoran0.2%(319)
Cuban0.1%(248)
Panamanian0.1%(219)
Nicaraguan0.1%(150)
Guatemalan0.1%(134)
Costa Rican0.1%(122)
Bolivian0.1%(91)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(1,316)
Mien0.6%(1,135)
Chinese0.4%(771)
Asian Indian0.3%(567)
Laotian0.2%(429)
Korean0.2%(378)
Vietnamese0.2%(366)
Hmong0.2%(297)
Japanese0.1%(174)
Thai0.1%(106)
Taiwanese0%(81)
Nepalese0%(64)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(63)
Burmese0%(25)
Pakistani0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(396)
Guamanian0.1%(103)
Chuukese0%(87)
Tongan0%(67)
Samoan0%(54)
Ancestry
German14%(25,384)
English13.7%(24,921)
Irish11.4%(20,645)
American6.5%(11,829)
Italian5.3%(9,539)
Scottish2.6%(4,764)
French2.4%(4,318)
Norwegian2%(3,641)
Swedish1.9%(3,538)
Portuguese1.2%(2,259)
Dutch1.2%(2,241)
Polish1.1%(2,086)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,693)
Danish0.7%(1,357)
Welsh0.7%(1,310)
Russian0.4%(811)
British0.4%(765)
Swiss0.3%(616)
Greek0.3%(613)
Canadian0.3%(582)
Arab0.3%(567)
Finnish0.3%(563)
Czech0.3%(529)
Ukrainian0.3%(509)
Brazilian0.2%(425)
Armenian0.2%(364)
Hungarian0.2%(303)
Austrian0.2%(294)
Iranian0.1%(228)
Lebanese0.1%(207)
Syrian0.1%(152)
Belgian0.1%(134)
Croatian0.1%(113)
West Indian0.1%(101)
Nigerian0.1%(99)
Lithuanian0.1%(96)
Latvian0.1%(91)
Slovak0%(73)
Iraqi0%(59)
Romanian0%(55)
Jamaican0%(50)
Guyanese0%(40)
Moroccan0%(26)
Serbian0%(13)
Egyptian0%(10)
Turkish0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.8%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.8 min
+48%since 2000
from 13.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2011
from 12.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 55.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.8%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
5.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.4%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 17.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+16.0 ptssince 2017
from 75.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 91.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 4.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.5%(24,407)
Married49.3%(35,892)
Widowed3.6%(2,626)
Divorced13.6%(9,912)
Women 15+
Never married26.6%(20,312)
Married48.3%(36,914)
Widowed9.3%(7,121)
Divorced15.7%(12,016)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 46.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 23.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 27.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 62.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 48.4% 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)21.4%(2,569)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(1,851)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(4,675)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(572)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(366)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,002 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Shasta County, California?

Shasta County, California has about 181,436 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Shasta County, California?

The typical household in Shasta County, California earns about $72,636 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Shasta County, California expensive?

In Shasta County, California, the median home is worth about $366,400, and the typical rent is about $1,317 a month.

How educated are people in Shasta County, California?

About 23.8% of adults age 25 and over in Shasta County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Shasta County, California?

About 13.3% of people in Shasta County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Shasta County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Shasta County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 34,400 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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