Lassen County vs Plumas County

A side-by-side comparison of Lassen County and Plumas County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lassen County has the higher population (31,177 vs 19,607 in Plumas County). Plumas County has the higher median household income ($64,946 vs $64,395 in Lassen County). Plumas County has the higher median home value ($327,400 vs $259,500 in Lassen County).

Population, income & housing

	Lassen County	Plumas County
Population	31,177	19,607
Median age	37.8 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,395	$64,946
Median home value	$259,500	$327,400
Median gross rent	$1,043	$1,034
Housing units	12,232	15,037
Homeownership rate	68.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lassen County	Plumas County
Population	30,818 → 31,177 (+1.2%)	18,660 → 19,607 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$56,352 → $64,395 (+14.3%)	$55,359 → $64,946 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$203,000 → $259,500 (+27.8%)	$242,300 → $327,400 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $1,043 (+9.1%)	$916 → $1,034 (+12.9%)

Lassen County

Population

30,81831,177

Median household income

$56,352$64,395

Median home value

$203,000$259,500

Median gross rent

$956$1,043

Plumas County

Population

18,66019,607

Median household income

$55,359$64,946

Median home value

$242,300$327,400

Median gross rent

$916$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lassen County	Plumas County
Under 5	4.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	19.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	18.7%
75 and over	6.3%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lassen County	Plumas County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	81.8%
Black or African American	7.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	1.2%
Asian	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lassen County	Plumas County
No high school diploma	20.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	30.3%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lassen County	Plumas County
Drove alone	76.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	13.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lassen County	Plumas County
1-unit, detached	74.5%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Lassen County	Plumas County
Poverty rate	13.7%	10.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1977	1980