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Grass Valley, CA

14,113 Population
6 square miles 2,353.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.6 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 50.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,640 ±$2,634 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $53,364 ±$2,088
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$51,764 ±$6,128 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $89,882 ±$3,998
  • about half the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

22.1% ±4.6% (2,994  ±626) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 11% 11,173 (±1.1% / ±1,094)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

16.9 minutes ±1.1 (76,555  ±12,048) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 23.6 767,280 (±0.6 / ±43,354)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

6,769 ±454 Number of households
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 42,865 ±719
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
2 ±0.1 (13,241  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 2.4 100,979 (±0 / ±46)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

5.3% ±4.1% (145  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 4.3% † 802 (±1.2% / ±225)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

7,281 ±446 Number of housing units
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 54,309 ±83
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$482,200 ±$39,059 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $621,800 ±$12,667
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

11.1% ±2.6% (1,547  ±362.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.7% † 8,800 (±1.1% / ±1,068.9)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

92.6% ±7.9% (9,889  ±935.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 94.8% 75,385 (±2.7% / ±2,116.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
32.8% ±5.2% (3,506  ±577.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 41.6% 33,036 (±1.6% / ±1,293)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

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

8.4% ±3.4% (1,187  ±473) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 6.4% 6,536
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

8.2% ±2% (942  ±228) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.1% 6,858 (±0.7% / ±630)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
942 Total veterans ±228 718 Male ±187 224 Female ±129

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