Palo Cedro vs Shasta

A side-by-side comparison of Palo Cedro and Shasta: population, income, housing, and more.

Palo Cedro and Shasta are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palo Cedro has the higher population (3,561 vs 1,330 in Shasta). Palo Cedro has the higher median household income ($118,542 vs $108,500 in Shasta). Palo Cedro has the higher median home value ($529,900 vs $392,000 in Shasta).

Population, income & housing

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
Population	3,561	1,330
Median age	41.2 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$118,542	$108,500
Median home value	$529,900	$392,000
Median gross rent	$1,204	—
Housing units	1,219	511
Homeownership rate	95.2%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
Population	1,143 → 3,561 (+211.5%)	1,573 → 1,330 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$74,931 → $118,542 (+58.2%)	$58,229 → $108,500 (+86.3%)
Median home value	$368,300 → $529,900 (+43.9%)	$327,000 → $392,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,806 → $1,204 (-33.3%)	$1,217 → $1,405 (+15.4%)

Palo Cedro

Population

1,1433,561

Median household income

$74,931$118,542

Median home value

$368,300$529,900

Median gross rent

$1,806$1,204

Shasta

Population

1,5731,330

Median household income

$58,229$108,500

Median home value

$327,000$392,000

Median gross rent

$1,217$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
Under 5	8.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	23.6%	13.2%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	14.4%
75 and over	9.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.4%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	7.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
No high school diploma	3.1%	1.2%
High school graduate	15.0%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
Drove alone	76.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
1-unit, detached	94.0%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Palo Cedro	Shasta
Poverty rate	3.1%	7.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1978	1984