ZIP Code 96161

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nevada County, California.

Population: 19,231
Median household income: $128,535
Median home value: $922,000

ZIP Code 96161 (Nevada County, California) is home to about 19,231 residents. At $128,535, its median household income sits above Nevada County's $84,905.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 96161's population grew 4.0% from 18,488 to 19,231, while its median gross rent rose 21.3% from $1,735 to $2,104.

The median gross rent is $2,104. 60.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,231
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $128,535
Median home value: $922,000
Median gross rent: $2,104
Housing units: 18,558
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,48819,231

Median household income

$98,924$128,535

Median home value

$604,100$922,000

Median gross rent

$1,735$2,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,488	$98,924	$604,100	$1,735
2020	18,782	$100,205	$617,500	$1,826
2021	19,058	$107,321	$653,600	$1,822
2022	19,146	$113,433	$822,800	$2,023
2023	19,231	$128,535	$922,000	$2,104

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,252	6.5%
5 to 17	2,863	14.9%
18 to 24	938	4.9%
25 to 34	2,066	10.7%
35 to 44	2,965	15.4%
45 to 54	2,861	14.9%
55 to 64	2,998	15.6%
65 to 74	2,174	11.3%
75 and over	1,114	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,512	80.7%
Black or African American	52	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	424	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.3%
Some other race	48	0.2%
Two or more races	786	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,360	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate9.5%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree39.1%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	685	4.8%
High school graduate	1,341	9.5%
Some college or associate's	3,584	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,543	39.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,025	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone59.1%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home28.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,734	59.1%
Carpooled	468	4.8%
Public transit	64	0.7%
Walked	241	2.5%
Bicycle	264	2.7%
Worked from home	2,739	28.2%
Other means	195	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,991	42.9%
15 to 29 min	1,978	28.4%
30 to 44 min	1,295	18.6%
45 to 59 min	251	3.6%
60+ min	451	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 6.9% (1,327 of 19,214)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,195	67.9%
Nonfamily households	2,460	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,655	41.2%
Vacant	10,903	58.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,014	78.6%
Renter-occupied	1,641	21.4%

1-unit, detached81.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,056	81.1%
1-unit, attached	341	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1,179	6.4%
5 to 19 units	988	5.3%
20 or more units	721	3.9%
Mobile home & other	273	1.5%

Geography

ZCTA: 96161
Land area: 263 sq mi
Water area: 3.53 sq mi
Center point: 39.3477, -120.2247

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