Modoc County, California

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,646
Median household income: $56,648
Median home value: $212,000

Modoc County is a county in California with a population of 8,646. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $56,648 is below the California median ($96,334).

From 2019 to 2023, Modoc County's population declined 2.9% from 8,907 to 8,646, while its median household income rose 24.5% from $45,507 to $56,648.

72.9% of workers drive to work alone. 80.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,646
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,648
Median home value: $212,000
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 4,774
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9078,646

Median household income

$45,507$56,648

Median home value

$140,600$212,000

Median gross rent

$717$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,907	$45,507	$140,600	$717
2020	8,853	$51,250	$153,600	$757
2021	8,723	$51,090	$152,400	$748
2022	8,651	$54,962	$184,900	$796
2023	8,646	$56,648	$212,000	$818

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	409	4.7%
5 to 17	1,252	14.5%
18 to 24	547	6.3%
25 to 34	992	11.5%
35 to 44	811	9.4%
45 to 54	799	9.2%
55 to 64	1,156	13.4%
65 to 74	1,605	18.6%
75 and over	1,075	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,502	75.2%
Black or African American	72	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	197	2.3%
Asian	103	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	69	0.8%
Two or more races	382	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,321	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	776	12.1%
High school graduate	1,772	27.5%
Some college or associate's	2,409	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,031	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	450	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,255	72.9%
Carpooled	247	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	208	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	360	11.6%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,550	56.7%
15 to 29 min	410	15.0%
30 to 44 min	342	12.5%
45 to 59 min	262	9.6%
60+ min	168	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.3% (1,717 of 8,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,068	63.4%
Nonfamily households	1,196	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,264	68.4%
Vacant	1,510	31.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,524	77.3%
Renter-occupied	740	22.7%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,831	80.2%
1-unit, attached	28	0.6%
2 to 4 units	81	1.7%
5 to 19 units	178	3.7%
20 or more units	20	0.4%
Mobile home & other	636	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 06049
State: California
Land area: 3,948 sq mi
Water area: 255 sq mi
Center point: 41.5929, -120.7184