MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Crescent City Micro

Crescent City, CA · 1 counties · 23,460 residents · 1,006 sq mi

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Crescent City is home to 23,460 people. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 4,047 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The median household earns $22,917, about 24% below the national median. Median home value sits at $86,100.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,460

−15%vs 2000

vs 27,507 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

23 / sq mi

−15%vs 2000

vs 27 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,006 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,757)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(2,026)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,613)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,464)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,509)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(4,572)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(3,194)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,361)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,961)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,892)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(910)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,917

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,642 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,625

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,573 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,100

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $519 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.8% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.1%(19,294)

Black4.2%(1,167)

Hispanic / Latino13.9%(3,829)

Asian2.3%(619)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(20,281)

Black3.6%(851)

Hispanic / Latino10.3%(2,424)

Asian1.7%(396)

Other8.2%(1,932)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.5%(4,209)

Puerto Rican0.4%(109)

Spaniard0.4%(97)

South American0.3%(72)

Central American0.2%(62)

Colombian0.2%(53)

Salvadoran0.2%(45)

Chilean0.1%(14)

Panamanian0%(11)

Nicaraguan0%(5)

Argentine0%(5)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(119)

Hmong0.4%(98)

Japanese0.4%(96)

Chinese0.3%(90)

Filipino0.3%(83)

Thai0.2%(44)

Cambodian0%(5)

Laotian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(93)

Fijian0.2%(53)

Samoan0.2%(45)

Ancestry

German14.5%(3,923)

English12.6%(3,427)

Irish10.8%(2,936)

American5.3%(1,447)

Italian3.2%(865)

Scottish3%(819)

French2.5%(687)

Portuguese1.8%(475)

Norwegian1.6%(436)

Swedish1.3%(365)

Polish1.2%(332)

Danish0.9%(232)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(181)

Greek0.6%(156)

Dutch0.5%(126)

Czech0.4%(108)

Swiss0.4%(98)

Welsh0.4%(98)

British0.3%(91)

Lithuanian0.3%(81)

Arab0.3%(79)

Russian0.3%(71)

Subsaharan African0.3%(69)

French Canadian0.2%(56)

Hungarian0.2%(42)

Austrian0.1%(31)

Moroccan0.1%(29)

Syrian0.1%(28)

Egyptian0.1%(22)

Slovene0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(19)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Iranian0.1%(14)

Armenian0%(11)

Croatian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 10.9 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 married41.1%(4,993)

Married45.1%(5,476)

Widowed2.3%(283)

Divorced11.5%(1,403)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(2,398)

Married49.5%(5,077)

Widowed10.4%(1,070)

Divorced16.7%(1,715)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% 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)14.9%(249)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(276)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(736)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.2%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,670 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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