Rail Road Flat

Population: 696
Median household income: $85,656
Median home value: $366,900

Rail Road Flat is a community in Calaveras County, California, home to 696 residents. Its median household income of $85,656 runs above the Calaveras County figure of $79,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rail Road Flat's population grew 264.4% from 191 to 696, while its median home value rose 53.6% from $238,900 to $366,900.

The typical home was built around 1982. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 696
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $85,656
Median home value: $366,900
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 424
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

191696

Median household income

$50,781$85,656

Median home value

$238,900$366,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	191	$50,781	$238,900	—
2020	97	$30,625	$325,000	—
2021	128	$50,234	$336,500	—
2022	78	$55,078	$370,800	—
2023	696	$85,656	$366,900	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 6426.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	1.9%
5 to 17	167	24.0%
18 to 24	31	4.5%
25 to 34	79	11.4%
35 to 44	71	10.2%
45 to 54	26	3.7%
55 to 64	181	26.0%
65 to 74	74	10.6%
75 and over	54	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	511	73.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	5.7%
Asian	87	12.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	3.5%
High school graduate	229	47.2%
Some college or associate's	130	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	51	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	58	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone54.4%

Carpooled23.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148	54.4%
Carpooled	64	23.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	58	21.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	21.5%
15 to 29 min	40	18.7%
30 to 44 min	50	23.4%
45 to 59 min	7	3.3%
60+ min	71	33.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 11.5% (80 of 696)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	51.8%
Nonfamily households	122	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	59.7%
Vacant	171	40.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	221	87.4%
Renter-occupied	32	12.6%

1-unit, detached96.9%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	411	96.9%
1-unit, attached	6	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0659220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 38.3356, -120.5501