Shasta Lake

Population: 10,334
Median household income: $61,319
Median home value: $273,000

Located in Shasta County, California, Shasta Lake is a community with a population of 10,334. The median household income of $61,319 is below the Shasta County median ($71,931).

From 2019 to 2023, Shasta Lake's population grew 1.3% from 10,206 to 10,334, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $183,000 to $273,000.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.6% of the population. 80.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,334
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,319
Median home value: $273,000
Median gross rent: $1,264
Housing units: 4,221
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,20610,334

Median household income

$48,902$61,319

Median home value

$183,000$273,000

Median gross rent

$1,118$1,264

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,206	$48,902	$183,000	$1,118
2020	10,235	$48,257	$204,100	$1,093
2021	10,399	$51,713	$220,800	$1,099
2022	10,361	$54,490	$245,200	$1,247
2023	10,334	$61,319	$273,000	$1,264

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	521	5.0%
5 to 17	1,969	19.1%
18 to 24	971	9.4%
25 to 34	1,164	11.3%
35 to 44	1,281	12.4%
45 to 54	1,071	10.4%
55 to 64	1,339	13.0%
65 to 74	1,453	14.1%
75 and over	565	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,915	76.6%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	127	1.2%
Asian	406	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.3%
Some other race	35	0.3%
Two or more races	873	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	940	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's45.0%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	632	9.2%
High school graduate	2,197	32.0%
Some college or associate's	3,096	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	736	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	212	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,376	80.2%
Carpooled	436	10.4%
Public transit	71	1.7%
Walked	61	1.4%
Bicycle	34	0.8%
Worked from home	160	3.8%
Other means	73	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,529	37.7%
15 to 29 min	1,978	48.8%
30 to 44 min	269	6.6%
45 to 59 min	68	1.7%
60+ min	207	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 16.1% (1,659 of 10,334)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,708	68.9%
Nonfamily households	1,223	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,931	93.1%
Vacant	290	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,449	62.3%
Renter-occupied	1,482	37.7%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,482	82.5%
1-unit, attached	59	1.4%
2 to 4 units	177	4.2%
5 to 19 units	48	1.1%
20 or more units	58	1.4%
Mobile home & other	397	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0671225
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.6766, -122.3809