Mount Shasta

Population: 3,208
Median household income: $48,157
Median home value: $283,100

Mount Shasta is a community in Siskiyou County, California, home to 3,208 residents. The median household income of $48,157 is below the Siskiyou County median ($55,499).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Shasta's population declined 2.0% from 3,275 to 3,208, while its median home value rose 14.9% from $246,300 to $283,100.

56.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,208
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,157
Median home value: $283,100
Median gross rent: $1,477
Housing units: 2,143
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2753,208

Median household income

$35,547$48,157

Median home value

$246,300$283,100

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,477

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,275	$35,547	$246,300	$1,122
2020	3,250	$43,135	$259,600	$1,208
2021	3,247	$45,020	$246,400	$1,161
2022	3,235	$47,279	$280,700	$1,306
2023	3,208	$48,157	$283,100	$1,477

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7422.4%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	0.8%
5 to 17	434	13.5%
18 to 24	248	7.7%
25 to 34	348	10.8%
35 to 44	205	6.4%
45 to 54	421	13.1%
55 to 64	421	13.1%
65 to 74	717	22.4%
75 and over	389	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,649	82.6%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	42	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	135	4.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	156	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	205	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's49.8%

Bachelor's degree24.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	4.0%
High school graduate	402	16.1%
Some college or associate's	1,245	49.8%
Bachelor's degree	608	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	147	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	923	71.2%
Carpooled	83	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	117	9.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	11.2%
Other means	29	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	737	64.0%
15 to 29 min	109	9.5%
30 to 44 min	108	9.4%
45 to 59 min	34	3.0%
60+ min	164	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 16.0% (511 of 3,195)

	Count	Share
Family households	918	52.6%
Nonfamily households	827	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,745	81.4%
Vacant	398	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	842	48.3%
Renter-occupied	903	51.7%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units30.9%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,203	56.1%
1-unit, attached	97	4.5%
2 to 4 units	663	30.9%
5 to 19 units	102	4.8%
20 or more units	70	3.3%
Mobile home & other	8	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0649852
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3209, -122.3155