Calaveras County, California

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,995
Median household income: $79,877
Median home value: $441,800

Calaveras County, California counts 45,995 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. At $79,877, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Calaveras County's population grew 1.1% from 45,514 to 45,995, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $63,158 to $79,877.

The median resident is 52.0 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,995
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,877
Median home value: $441,800
Median gross rent: $1,615
Housing units: 27,579
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,51445,995

Median household income

$63,158$79,877

Median home value

$319,500$441,800

Median gross rent

$1,339$1,615

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,514	$63,158	$319,500	$1,339
2020	45,828	$67,054	$340,000	$1,354
2021	45,349	$70,119	$354,600	$1,430
2022	45,674	$77,526	$404,200	$1,621
2023	45,995	$79,877	$441,800	$1,615

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,850	4.0%
5 to 17	5,918	12.9%
18 to 24	2,533	5.5%
25 to 34	4,239	9.2%
35 to 44	4,921	10.7%
45 to 54	5,355	11.6%
55 to 64	7,959	17.3%
65 to 74	7,990	17.4%
75 and over	5,230	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,599	77.4%
Black or African American	529	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	424	0.9%
Asian	1,066	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	1,947	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,403	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,375	6.7%
High school graduate	11,387	31.9%
Some college or associate's	14,013	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,242	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,677	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,053	74.1%
Carpooled	1,185	6.7%
Public transit	106	0.6%
Walked	404	2.3%
Bicycle	20	0.1%
Worked from home	2,488	14.1%
Other means	361	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,781	31.6%
15 to 29 min	2,814	18.6%
30 to 44 min	2,897	19.1%
45 to 59 min	1,763	11.7%
60+ min	2,874	19.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.4% (6,083 of 45,528)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,801	71.5%
Nonfamily households	5,096	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,897	64.9%
Vacant	9,682	35.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,099	84.4%
Renter-occupied	2,798	15.6%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,931	86.8%
1-unit, attached	507	1.8%
2 to 4 units	562	2.0%
5 to 19 units	398	1.4%
20 or more units	225	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,956	7.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 06009
State: California
Land area: 1,020 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 38.1911, -120.5541