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Lassen County, CA

31,177 Population
4,541.4 square miles 6.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,852 ±$1,171 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$64,395 ±$5,496 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.7% ±2.3% (3,279  ±548) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19 minutes ±1.4 (165,570  ±15,374) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

9,060 ±314 Number of households
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (23,932  ±206) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.8% ±1.9% (278  ±92) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

12,232 ±89 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$259,500 ±$11,968 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

17.5% ±2% (5,416  ±620.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

79.1% ±3.2% (18,461  ±756.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.2% ±1.3% (3,082  ±307.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6% (1,880  ±255) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8% ±1.1% (2,032  ±271) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,032 Total veterans ±271 1,700 Male ±228 332 Female ±152

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