Weed

Population: 2,765
Median household income: $38,966
Median home value: $206,500

Located in Siskiyou County, California, Weed is a community with a population of 2,765. At $38,966, its median household income sits below Siskiyou County's $55,499.

Between 2019 and 2023, Weed's population grew 3.6% from 2,669 to 2,765, while its median home value rose 49.1% from $138,500 to $206,500.

The typical home was built around 1972. 28.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,765
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $38,966
Median home value: $206,500
Median gross rent: $841
Housing units: 1,223
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6692,765

Median household income

$27,227$38,966

Median home value

$138,500$206,500

Median gross rent

$753$841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,669	$27,227	$138,500	$753
2020	2,662	$26,750	$155,500	$760
2021	2,870	$28,857	$182,800	$745
2022	2,845	$35,641	$198,800	$744
2023	2,765	$38,966	$206,500	$841

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	4.2%
5 to 17	497	18.0%
18 to 24	315	11.4%
25 to 34	367	13.3%
35 to 44	220	8.0%
45 to 54	346	12.5%
55 to 64	505	18.3%
65 to 74	258	9.3%
75 and over	141	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,625	58.8%
Black or African American	230	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	1.4%
Asian	178	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	176	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	516	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's45.8%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	12.4%
High school graduate	542	29.5%
Some college or associate's	842	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	134	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	92	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked6.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	722	72.2%
Carpooled	116	11.6%
Public transit	9	0.9%
Walked	60	6.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	7.5%
Other means	18	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	516	55.8%
15 to 29 min	222	24.0%
30 to 44 min	132	14.3%
45 to 59 min	25	2.7%
60+ min	30	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 28.4% (739 of 2,603)

	Count	Share
Family households	603	54.0%
Nonfamily households	514	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,117	91.3%
Vacant	106	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	533	47.7%
Renter-occupied	584	52.3%

1-unit, detached58.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	720	58.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	221	18.1%
5 to 19 units	171	14.0%
20 or more units	41	3.4%
Mobile home & other	70	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0683850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.4121, -122.3810