Lake Shastina vs Weed

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Shastina and Weed: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Shastina and Weed are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Shastina has the higher population (2,908 vs 2,765 in Weed). Lake Shastina has the higher median household income ($77,645 vs $38,966 in Weed). Lake Shastina has the higher median home value ($331,900 vs $206,500 in Weed).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Shastina	Weed
Population	2,908	2,765
Median age	48.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,645	$38,966
Median home value	$331,900	$206,500
Median gross rent	$1,344	$841
Housing units	1,387	1,223
Homeownership rate	86.3%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Shastina	Weed
Population	2,790 → 2,908 (+4.2%)	2,669 → 2,765 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$64,688 → $77,645 (+20.0%)	$27,227 → $38,966 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$237,200 → $331,900 (+39.9%)	$138,500 → $206,500 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,274 → $1,344 (+5.5%)	$753 → $841 (+11.7%)

Lake Shastina

Population

2,7902,908

Median household income

$64,688$77,645

Median home value

$237,200$331,900

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,344

Weed

Population

2,6692,765

Median household income

$27,227$38,966

Median home value

$138,500$206,500

Median gross rent

$753$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Shastina	Weed
Under 5	9.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	9.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.1%	11.4%
25 to 34	6.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	18.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	9.3%
75 and over	12.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Shastina	Weed
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	58.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	1.4%
Asian	0.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Shastina	Weed
No high school diploma	8.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	18.8%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Shastina	Weed
Drove alone	79.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	7.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Shastina	Weed
1-unit, detached	96.5%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	14.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Lake Shastina	Weed
Poverty rate	10.8%	28.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	34	16
Median year structure built	1995	1972