Caspar

Population: 337
Median home value: $1,025,000

Caspar is a community in Mendocino County, California, home to 337 residents. Its median home value of $1,025,000 runs above the Mendocino County figure of $486,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Caspar's population declined 44.6% from 608 to 337, while its median home value rose 148.7% from $412,100 to $1,025,000.

67.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 337
Median age: 61.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $1,025,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 267
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

608337

Median household income

$105,625$235,805

Median home value

$412,100$1,025,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	608	$105,625	$412,100	$2,621
2020	307	$132,614	—	—
2021	269	$137,850	—	—
2022	360	$235,805	$1,078,800	—
2023	337	—	$1,025,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 517.8%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7427.9%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	17.8%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	4	1.2%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	51	15.1%
45 to 54	24	7.1%
55 to 64	66	19.6%
65 to 74	94	27.9%
75 and over	38	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	218	64.7%
Black or African American	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	17.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree37.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	0.4%
High school graduate	42	15.4%
Some college or associate's	47	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	80	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	103	37.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone58.8%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked11.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77	58.8%
Carpooled	1	0.8%
Public transit	1	0.8%
Walked	15	11.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	28.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	47.9%
15 to 29 min	25	26.6%
30 to 44 min	9	9.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	15	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 5.9% (20 of 337)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	39.2%
Nonfamily households	115	60.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	189	70.8%
Vacant	78	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	59.8%
Renter-occupied	76	40.2%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	267	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0611768
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3631, -123.8042