Fort Jones vs Happy Camp

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Jones and Happy Camp: population, income, housing, and more.

Fort Jones and Happy Camp are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Jones has the higher population (616 vs 580 in Happy Camp). Fort Jones has the higher median household income ($43,438 vs $32,353 in Happy Camp). Fort Jones has the higher median home value ($212,700 vs $153,900 in Happy Camp).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
Population	616	580
Median age	41.3 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$32,353
Median home value	$212,700	$153,900
Median gross rent	$1,112	$683
Housing units	318	396
Homeownership rate	54.5%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	27.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
Population	689 → 616 (-10.6%)	844 → 580 (-31.3%)
Median household income	$29,327 → $43,438 (+48.1%)	$35,224 → $32,353 (-8.2%)
Median home value	$169,600 → $212,700 (+25.4%)	$153,500 → $153,900 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,112 (+25.5%)	$650 → $683 (+5.1%)

Fort Jones

Population

689616

Median household income

$29,327$43,438

Median home value

$169,600$212,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,112

Happy Camp

Population

844580

Median household income

$35,224$32,353

Median home value

$153,500$153,900

Median gross rent

$650$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
Under 5	8.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	21.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	2.3%	4.1%
25 to 34	6.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	5.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	20.3%
65 to 74	13.1%	18.8%
75 and over	5.4%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	53.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.5%	18.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	7.1%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
No high school diploma	8.4%	10.9%
High school graduate	29.4%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	51.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
Drove alone	68.8%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	6.3%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.1%
Worked from home	13.5%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
1-unit, detached	71.4%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	37.4%

Poverty & households

	Fort Jones	Happy Camp
Poverty rate	28.4%	24.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1971	1968