Colusa

Population: 6,439
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $357,400

Colusa, a community in Colusa County, California, has 6,439 residents. At $68,750, its median household income sits below Colusa County's $75,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colusa's population grew 5.5% from 6,106 to 6,439, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $255,900 to $357,400.

The median gross rent is $1,130. 13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,439
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $357,400
Median gross rent: $1,130
Housing units: 2,386
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1066,439

Median household income

$51,364$68,750

Median home value

$255,900$357,400

Median gross rent

$839$1,130

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,106	$51,364	$255,900	$839
2020	6,111	$54,605	$251,700	$830
2021	6,359	$55,664	$275,000	$926
2022	6,380	$59,400	$331,100	$1,033
2023	6,439	$68,750	$357,400	$1,130

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	408	6.3%
5 to 17	1,575	24.5%
18 to 24	367	5.7%
25 to 34	689	10.7%
35 to 44	1,023	15.9%
45 to 54	699	10.9%
55 to 64	623	9.7%
65 to 74	644	10.0%
75 and over	411	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,280	35.4%
Black or African American	107	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.7%
Asian	39	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.2%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	180	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,773	58.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	814	19.9%
High school graduate	1,349	33.0%
Some college or associate's	1,360	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	393	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	173	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,001	83.8%
Carpooled	222	9.3%
Public transit	21	0.9%
Walked	38	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	3.9%
Other means	14	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,028	44.8%
15 to 29 min	742	32.3%
30 to 44 min	225	9.8%
45 to 59 min	137	6.0%
60+ min	164	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 16.3% (1,024 of 6,293)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,564	66.6%
Nonfamily households	784	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,348	98.4%
Vacant	38	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,403	59.8%
Renter-occupied	945	40.2%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,761	73.8%
1-unit, attached	143	6.0%
2 to 4 units	207	8.7%
5 to 19 units	175	7.3%
20 or more units	40	1.7%
Mobile home & other	60	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0614946
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2000, -122.0095