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Grass Valley, CA

14,126 Population
6 square miles 2,355.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.6 ±3.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 50.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$34,832 ±$2,896 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $49,935 ±$1,895
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$48,850 ±$5,279 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $84,905 ±$4,336
  • about half the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

20.7% ±4.4% (2,799  ±591) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 10.6% 10,745 (±1.1% / ±1,065)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

17.3 minutes ±4.8 (83,415  ±25,711) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 24.4 823,055 (±0.9 / ±48,991)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

6,833 ±368 Number of households
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 41,873 ±726
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
1.9 ±0.1 (13,255  ±67) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 2.4 100,935 (±0 / ±38)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

7.3% ±3.5% (196  ±97) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 5% † 929 (±1.3% / ±234)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

7,321 ±451 Number of housing units
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 53,981 ±70
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$458,400 ±$43,660 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $602,800 ±$10,330
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

12.2% ±2.8% (1,709  ±387.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.1% † 8,245 (±1% / ±1,028.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

92.2% ±7.5% (9,955  ±903.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 95.1% 75,320 (±2.8% / ±2,219.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
32% ±5% (3,457  ±560.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 39.5% 31,263 (±1.8% / ±1,406.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

8.3% ±3.4% (1,171  ±481) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 6.5% 6,685
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

8% ±2.2% (911  ±252) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.5% 7,223 (±0.7% / ±590)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
911 Total veterans ±252 766 Male ±236 145 Female ±93

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