Amador County vs Del Norte County

A side-by-side comparison of Amador County and Del Norte County: population, income, housing, and more.

Amador County and Del Norte County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Amador County has the higher population (41,029 vs 27,293 in Del Norte County). Amador County has the higher median household income ($81,526 vs $66,780 in Del Norte County). Amador County has the higher median home value ($422,800 vs $319,600 in Del Norte County).

Population, income & housing

	Amador County	Del Norte County
Population	41,029	27,293
Median age	49.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,526	$66,780
Median home value	$422,800	$319,600
Median gross rent	$1,380	$1,182
Housing units	18,919	11,156
Homeownership rate	80.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Amador County	Del Norte County
Population	38,429 → 41,029 (+6.8%)	27,495 → 27,293 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$62,772 → $81,526 (+29.9%)	$45,283 → $66,780 (+47.5%)
Median home value	$313,700 → $422,800 (+34.8%)	$218,800 → $319,600 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,380 (+25.1%)	$878 → $1,182 (+34.6%)

Amador County

Population

38,42941,029

Median household income

$62,772$81,526

Median home value

$313,700$422,800

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,380

Del Norte County

Population

27,49527,293

Median household income

$45,283$66,780

Median home value

$218,800$319,600

Median gross rent

$878$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Amador County	Del Norte County
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	16.4%	12.3%
75 and over	10.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Amador County	Del Norte County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	61.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	6.2%
Asian	1.4%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	1.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Amador County	Del Norte County
No high school diploma	9.0%	14.5%
High school graduate	26.5%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Amador County	Del Norte County
Drove alone	73.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	16.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.4%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Amador County	Del Norte County
1-unit, detached	83.9%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Amador County	Del Norte County
Poverty rate	7.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	18
Median year structure built	1983	1982