Shasta

Population: 1,330
Median household income: $108,500
Median home value: $392,000

Shasta is a community in Shasta County, California, home to 1,330 residents. At $108,500, its median household income sits above Shasta County's $71,931.

From 2019 to 2023, Shasta's population declined 15.4% from 1,573 to 1,330, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $327,000 to $392,000.

The median resident is 47.4 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 15.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,330
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,500
Median home value: $392,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 511
Homeownership rate: 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5731,330

Median household income

$58,229$108,500

Median home value

$327,000$392,000

Median gross rent

$1,217$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,573	$58,229	$327,000	$1,217
2020	1,639	$64,135	$354,600	$1,218
2021	1,645	$86,500	$362,300	$1,225
2022	1,376	$108,438	$385,600	$1,405
2023	1,330	$108,500	$392,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	3.5%
5 to 17	175	13.2%
18 to 24	93	7.0%
25 to 34	123	9.2%
35 to 44	204	15.3%
45 to 54	179	13.5%
55 to 64	170	12.8%
65 to 74	191	14.4%
75 and over	148	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,174	88.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	1.2%
Asian	35	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	1.1%
Two or more races	52	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.2%
High school graduate	263	25.9%
Some college or associate's	360	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	244	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	136	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	78.4%
Carpooled	16	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	11.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	28.2%
15 to 29 min	225	48.4%
30 to 44 min	50	10.8%
45 to 59 min	10	2.2%
60+ min	49	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 7.3% (96 of 1,316)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	75.2%
Nonfamily households	119	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	480	93.9%
Vacant	31	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	441	91.9%
Renter-occupied	39	8.1%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	492	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0671218
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5920, -122.4779