Alturas

Population: 2,703
Median household income: $54,634
Median home value: $152,600

Alturas, a community in Modoc County, California, has 2,703 residents. At $54,634, its median household income sits in line with Modoc County's $56,648.

From 2019 to 2023, Alturas's population grew 5.3% from 2,567 to 2,703, while its median home value rose 66.2% from $91,800 to $152,600.

Households average 2.39 people. The median gross rent is $781.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,703
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,634
Median home value: $152,600
Median gross rent: $781
Housing units: 1,384
Homeownership rate: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5672,703

Median household income

$37,917$54,634

Median home value

$91,800$152,600

Median gross rent

$741$781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,567	$37,917	$91,800	$741
2020	2,550	$40,921	$116,500	$737
2021	2,693	$50,843	$127,000	$646
2022	2,683	$51,051	$133,500	$775
2023	2,703	$54,634	$152,600	$781

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	5.5%
5 to 17	435	16.1%
18 to 24	191	7.1%
25 to 34	311	11.5%
35 to 44	263	9.7%
45 to 54	330	12.2%
55 to 64	397	14.7%
65 to 74	400	14.8%
75 and over	226	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,915	70.8%
Black or African American	33	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	2.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	69	2.6%
Two or more races	198	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	417	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	11.3%
High school graduate	573	29.7%
Some college or associate's	634	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	334	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	169	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	704	72.5%
Carpooled	49	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	122	12.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	9.2%
Other means	7	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	692	78.5%
15 to 29 min	43	4.9%
30 to 44 min	43	4.9%
45 to 59 min	81	9.2%
60+ min	23	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 23.3% (617 of 2,653)

	Count	Share
Family households	698	62.8%
Nonfamily households	414	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,112	80.3%
Vacant	272	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	746	67.1%
Renter-occupied	366	32.9%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,114	80.5%
1-unit, attached	28	2.0%
2 to 4 units	42	3.0%
5 to 19 units	142	10.3%
20 or more units	20	1.4%
Mobile home & other	38	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0601444
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.4891, -120.5513