Truckee

Population: 16,942
Median household income: $125,995
Median home value: $884,000

Truckee is a community in Nevada County, California, home to 16,942 residents. Its median household income of $125,995 runs above the Nevada County figure of $84,905.

From 2019 to 2023, Truckee's population grew 2.8% from 16,474 to 16,942, while its median home value rose 49.0% from $593,400 to $884,000.

58.7% of workers drive to work alone. 83.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,942
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $125,995
Median home value: $884,000
Median gross rent: $2,089
Housing units: 13,964
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,47416,942

Median household income

$97,092$125,995

Median home value

$593,400$884,000

Median gross rent

$1,759$2,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,474	$97,092	$593,400	$1,759
2020	16,666	$98,587	$603,900	$1,861
2021	16,850	$103,772	$638,600	$1,816
2022	16,784	$107,423	$785,700	$2,042
2023	16,942	$125,995	$884,000	$2,089

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,170	6.9%
5 to 17	2,572	15.2%
18 to 24	850	5.0%
25 to 34	1,856	11.0%
35 to 44	2,650	15.6%
45 to 54	2,595	15.3%
55 to 64	2,539	15.0%
65 to 74	1,759	10.4%
75 and over	951	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,630	80.5%
Black or African American	52	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	359	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.2%
Some other race	41	0.2%
Two or more races	589	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,233	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate9.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree38.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	671	5.4%
High school graduate	1,212	9.8%
Some college or associate's	3,161	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,720	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,586	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone58.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home28.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,078	58.7%
Carpooled	392	4.5%
Public transit	35	0.4%
Walked	234	2.7%
Bicycle	258	3.0%
Worked from home	2,491	28.8%
Other means	157	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,664	43.3%
15 to 29 min	1,796	29.2%
30 to 44 min	1,091	17.7%
45 to 59 min	233	3.8%
60+ min	370	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 7.2% (1,228 of 16,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,473	66.8%
Nonfamily households	2,220	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,693	47.9%
Vacant	7,271	52.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,207	77.8%
Renter-occupied	1,486	22.2%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,712	83.9%
1-unit, attached	246	1.8%
2 to 4 units	835	6.0%
5 to 19 units	644	4.6%
20 or more units	267	1.9%
Mobile home & other	260	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0680588
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 39.3505, -120.1939