Shasta County, California

32 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 181,554
Median household income: $71,931
Median home value: $347,200

Shasta County is a county in California with a population of 181,554. 32 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,931, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Shasta County's population grew 1.3% from 179,212 to 181,554, while its median household income rose 31.6% from $54,667 to $71,931.

13.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.49 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 181,554
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,931
Median home value: $347,200
Median gross rent: $1,267
Housing units: 79,748
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179,212181,554

Median household income

$54,667$71,931

Median home value

$252,300$347,200

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,267

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179,212	$54,667	$252,300	$1,039
2020	179,267	$57,139	$261,000	$1,075
2021	181,935	$61,937	$281,600	$1,140
2022	181,852	$68,347	$327,500	$1,232
2023	181,554	$71,931	$347,200	$1,267

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,945	5.5%
5 to 17	29,459	16.2%
18 to 24	13,163	7.3%
25 to 34	22,763	12.5%
35 to 44	22,502	12.4%
45 to 54	19,989	11.0%
55 to 64	25,153	13.9%
65 to 74	22,836	12.6%
75 and over	15,744	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	138,823	76.5%
Black or African American	1,591	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,614	1.4%
Asian	6,073	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	239	0.1%
Some other race	661	0.4%
Two or more races	10,949	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,604	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,229	7.9%
High school graduate	34,012	26.4%
Some college or associate's	54,735	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	20,528	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9,483	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58,264	78.3%
Carpooled	6,616	8.9%
Public transit	385	0.5%
Walked	1,473	2.0%
Bicycle	613	0.8%
Worked from home	6,405	8.6%
Other means	678	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,101	42.8%
15 to 29 min	27,604	40.6%
30 to 44 min	6,569	9.7%
45 to 59 min	1,810	2.7%
60+ min	2,945	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 13.0% (23,179 of 178,633)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,691	62.5%
Nonfamily households	26,782	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71,473	89.6%
Vacant	8,275	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46,711	65.4%
Renter-occupied	24,762	34.6%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55,983	70.2%
1-unit, attached	1,880	2.4%
2 to 4 units	6,603	8.3%
5 to 19 units	3,324	4.2%
20 or more units	2,997	3.8%
Mobile home & other	8,961	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 06089
State: California
Land area: 3,776 sq mi
Water area: 72 sq mi
Center point: 40.7605, -122.0436