Los Molinos

Population: 1,590
Median household income: $34,324
Median home value: $220,300

Located in Tehama County, California, Los Molinos is a community with a population of 1,590. At $34,324, its median household income sits below Tehama County's $61,834.

From 2019 to 2023, Los Molinos's population declined 8.9% from 1,746 to 1,590, while its median home value rose 42.4% from $154,700 to $220,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 52.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,590
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,324
Median home value: $220,300
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 891
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7461,590

Median household income

$41,000$34,324

Median home value

$154,700$220,300

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,746	$41,000	$154,700	$1,061
2020	1,924	$42,656	$153,200	$1,199
2021	1,906	$54,643	$153,500	$1,318
2022	1,649	$28,385	$197,600	$1,202
2023	1,590	$34,324	$220,300	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	4.1%
5 to 17	297	18.7%
18 to 24	159	10.0%
25 to 34	233	14.7%
35 to 44	275	17.3%
45 to 54	159	10.0%
55 to 64	152	9.6%
65 to 74	163	10.3%
75 and over	87	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	703	44.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.7%
Two or more races	47	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	829	52.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	15.2%
High school graduate	355	33.2%
Some college or associate's	454	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	42	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	56	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	507	77.1%
Carpooled	71	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	5.9%
Other means	41	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	35.7%
15 to 29 min	137	22.1%
30 to 44 min	123	19.9%
45 to 59 min	20	3.2%
60+ min	118	19.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 33.8% (537 of 1,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	382	54.5%
Nonfamily households	319	45.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	701	78.7%
Vacant	190	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	409	58.3%
Renter-occupied	292	41.7%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	637	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	38	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	216	24.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0644140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.0271, -122.0980