Colusa County, California

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 21,895
Median household income: $75,149
Median home value: $375,100

Colusa County, California counts 21,895 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $75,149, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colusa County's population grew 2.1% from 21,454 to 21,895, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $59,401 to $75,149.

14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,895
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,149
Median home value: $375,100
Median gross rent: $1,139
Housing units: 8,157
Homeownership rate: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,45421,895

Median household income

$59,401$75,149

Median home value

$265,200$375,100

Median gross rent

$889$1,139

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,454	$59,401	$265,200	$889
2020	21,491	$59,427	$274,100	$918
2021	21,780	$61,861	$300,500	$974
2022	21,811	$69,619	$360,100	$1,061
2023	21,895	$75,149	$375,100	$1,139

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,458	6.7%
5 to 17	4,529	20.7%
18 to 24	1,938	8.9%
25 to 34	2,774	12.7%
35 to 44	2,844	13.0%
45 to 54	2,416	11.0%
55 to 64	2,581	11.8%
65 to 74	2,013	9.2%
75 and over	1,342	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,869	31.4%
Black or African American	311	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	154	0.7%
Asian	101	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	172	0.8%
Two or more races	635	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,639	62.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.8%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,745	26.8%
High school graduate	4,138	29.6%
Some college or associate's	4,058	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,579	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	450	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,419	80.7%
Carpooled	1,049	11.4%
Public transit	38	0.4%
Walked	76	0.8%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	518	5.6%
Other means	72	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,293	38.0%
15 to 29 min	2,399	27.7%
30 to 44 min	1,308	15.1%
45 to 59 min	701	8.1%
60+ min	969	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 10.8% (2,332 of 21,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,106	68.4%
Nonfamily households	2,360	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,466	91.5%
Vacant	691	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,646	62.2%
Renter-occupied	2,820	37.8%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,637	81.4%
1-unit, attached	162	2.0%
2 to 4 units	496	6.1%
5 to 19 units	199	2.4%
20 or more units	141	1.7%
Mobile home & other	522	6.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 06011
State: California
Land area: 1,151 sq mi
Water area: 5.67 sq mi
Center point: 39.1777, -122.2376