Siskiyou County, California

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,834
Median household income: $55,499
Median home value: $284,500

Siskiyou County, California counts 43,834 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $55,499 is below the California median ($96,334).

Between 2019 and 2023, Siskiyou County's population held roughly steady from 43,468 to 43,834, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $45,241 to $55,499.

74.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,834
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,499
Median home value: $284,500
Median gross rent: $1,043
Housing units: 23,066
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,46843,834

Median household income

$45,241$55,499

Median home value

$198,900$284,500

Median gross rent

$856$1,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,468	$45,241	$198,900	$856
2020	43,516	$47,403	$214,300	$878
2021	44,151	$49,857	$229,600	$893
2022	44,049	$53,898	$260,200	$984
2023	43,834	$55,499	$284,500	$1,043

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,094	4.8%
5 to 17	6,733	15.4%
18 to 24	2,824	6.4%
25 to 34	4,245	9.7%
35 to 44	4,859	11.1%
45 to 54	4,692	10.7%
55 to 64	6,484	14.8%
65 to 74	7,328	16.7%
75 and over	4,575	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,529	74.2%
Black or African American	722	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,234	2.8%
Asian	697	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	170	0.4%
Some other race	99	0.2%
Two or more races	2,626	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,757	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree15.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,873	8.9%
High school graduate	8,373	26.0%
Some college or associate's	13,508	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,070	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,359	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,958	74.7%
Carpooled	1,597	10.0%
Public transit	122	0.8%
Walked	539	3.4%
Bicycle	61	0.4%
Worked from home	1,627	10.2%
Other means	105	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,677	46.4%
15 to 29 min	4,228	29.4%
30 to 44 min	1,953	13.6%
45 to 59 min	483	3.4%
60+ min	1,041	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 16.6% (7,196 of 43,419)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,197	59.2%
Nonfamily households	7,710	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,907	82.0%
Vacant	4,159	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,179	69.7%
Renter-occupied	5,728	30.3%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,120	74.2%
1-unit, attached	340	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,640	7.1%
5 to 19 units	924	4.0%
20 or more units	389	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,653	11.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 06093
State: California
Land area: 6,279 sq mi
Water area: 69 sq mi
Center point: 41.5880, -122.5333