ZIP Code 96003

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shasta County, California.

Population: 44,068
Median household income: $71,801
Median home value: $370,500

ZIP Code 96003 (Shasta County, California) is home to about 44,068 residents. The median household income of $71,801 is in line with the Shasta County median ($71,931).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 96003's population held roughly steady from 44,328 to 44,068, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $1,165 to $1,402.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,068
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,801
Median home value: $370,500
Median gross rent: $1,402
Housing units: 19,873
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,32844,068

Median household income

$53,512$71,801

Median home value

$262,000$370,500

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,402

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,328	$53,512	$262,000	$1,165
2020	44,171	$57,301	$278,700	$1,185
2021	44,522	$63,159	$299,600	$1,261
2022	43,945	$67,440	$343,300	$1,356
2023	44,068	$71,801	$370,500	$1,402

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,203	5.0%
5 to 17	6,632	15.0%
18 to 24	3,785	8.6%
25 to 34	5,978	13.6%
35 to 44	5,723	13.0%
45 to 54	4,460	10.1%
55 to 64	6,201	14.1%
65 to 74	5,086	11.5%
75 and over	4,000	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,613	76.3%
Black or African American	454	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	555	1.3%
Asian	1,819	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.1%
Some other race	211	0.5%
Two or more races	2,707	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,664	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,018	6.4%
High school graduate	7,125	22.7%
Some college or associate's	13,695	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,935	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,675	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,379	81.3%
Carpooled	1,459	7.7%
Public transit	84	0.4%
Walked	268	1.4%
Bicycle	87	0.5%
Worked from home	1,436	7.6%
Other means	209	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,333	47.7%
15 to 29 min	7,047	40.3%
30 to 44 min	1,003	5.7%
45 to 59 min	310	1.8%
60+ min	793	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 15.0% (6,485 of 43,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,307	56.9%
Nonfamily households	7,818	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,125	91.2%
Vacant	1,748	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,635	58.7%
Renter-occupied	7,490	41.3%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,750	59.1%
1-unit, attached	544	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2,470	12.4%
5 to 19 units	1,022	5.1%
20 or more units	1,184	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2,903	14.6%

ZIP Code 96003

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