Happy Camp

Population: 580
Median household income: $32,353
Median home value: $153,900

Happy Camp, a community in Siskiyou County, California, has 580 residents. The median household income of $32,353 is below the Siskiyou County median ($55,499).

Between 2019 and 2023, Happy Camp's population declined 31.3% from 844 to 580, while its median home value was little changed from $153,500 to $153,900.

The typical home was built around 1968. 24.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 580
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,353
Median home value: $153,900
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 396
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 27.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

844580

Median household income

$35,224$32,353

Median home value

$153,500$153,900

Median gross rent

$650$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	844	$35,224	$153,500	$650
2020	861	$30,000	$152,700	$738
2021	854	$34,107	$147,300	$648
2022	679	$37,841	$178,600	$742
2023	580	$32,353	$153,900	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	2.8%
5 to 17	65	11.2%
18 to 24	24	4.1%
25 to 34	67	11.6%
35 to 44	30	5.2%
45 to 54	65	11.2%
55 to 64	118	20.3%
65 to 74	109	18.8%
75 and over	86	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	310	53.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	18.1%
Asian	7	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.7%
Two or more races	96	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	10.9%
High school graduate	145	30.5%
Some college or associate's	169	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	65	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	44	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked14.2%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	120	74.1%
Carpooled	7	4.3%
Public transit	2	1.2%
Walked	23	14.2%
Bicycle	5	3.1%
Worked from home	5	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	106	67.5%
15 to 29 min	20	12.7%
30 to 44 min	19	12.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	12	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 24.9% (141 of 567)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	40.4%
Nonfamily households	167	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	280	70.7%
Vacant	116	29.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	53.9%
Renter-occupied	129	46.1%

1-unit, detached60.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other37.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	241	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	148	37.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0632030
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.8159, -123.3928