French Gulch

Population: 221
Median household income: $32,188
Median home value: $84,100

French Gulch is a community in Shasta County, California, home to 221 residents. Its median household income of $32,188 runs below the Shasta County figure of $71,931.

From 2019 to 2023, French Gulch's population declined 49.0% from 433 to 221, while its median home value fell 18.7% from $103,500 to $84,100.

44.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,188
Median home value: $84,100
Median gross rent: $1,350
Housing units: 112
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

433221

Median household income

$43,583$32,188

Median home value

$103,500$84,100

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,350

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	433	$43,583	$103,500	$1,042
2020	441	$44,808	$104,600	$1,292
2021	387	$46,071	$115,000	$1,125
2022	283	$41,563	$87,900	$1,375
2023	221	$32,188	$84,100	$1,350

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 543.6%

55 to 6423.5%

65 to 7430.3%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	3.2%
5 to 17	42	19.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	19	8.6%
35 to 44	17	7.7%
45 to 54	8	3.6%
55 to 64	52	23.5%
65 to 74	67	30.3%
75 and over	9	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	183	82.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	12.2%
High school graduate	53	30.8%
Some college or associate's	73	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	19	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle8.9%

Worked from home26.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32	57.1%
Carpooled	2	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	3.6%
Bicycle	5	8.9%
Worked from home	15	26.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	17.1%
15 to 29 min	4	9.8%
30 to 44 min	21	51.2%
45 to 59 min	7	17.1%
60+ min	2	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 7.7% (17 of 221)

	Count	Share
Family households	61	71.8%
Nonfamily households	24	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	85	75.9%
Vacant	27	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69	81.2%
Renter-occupied	16	18.8%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other53.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50	44.6%
1-unit, attached	2	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	53.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0626056
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.7188, -122.6294