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Shelter Cove, CA

543 Population
5.8 square miles 93.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.7 ±11.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,207 ±$8,172 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $36,080 ±$1,389
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,444 ±$7,591 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $61,160 ±$1,660
  • about half the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.9% ±14.5% (135  ±96) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 18.7% 24,587 (±1.2% / ±1,591)
  • more than double the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

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Families

324 ±121 Number of households
  • the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 54,922 ±632
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.7 ±0.3 (533  ±219) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 2.4 130,418 (±0 / ±67)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

670 ±136 Number of housing units
  • the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 62,883 ±61
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$450,300 ±$17,539 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $446,900 ±$8,723
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±16.2% (74  ±92.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 14.7% 19,632 (±1.3% / ±1,720)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95% ±16.4% (415  ±160.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 91.9% 85,533 (±2.3% / ±2,133.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.2% ±10.4% (84  ±53.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 33.1% 30,821 (±1.3% / ±1,227.2)
  • about half the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

6.5% ±5.1% (35  ±31) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 6.2% 8,284
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.7% ±5.8% (48  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 6% 6,535 (±0.5% / ±583)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
48 Total veterans ±35 48 Male ±35 N/A Female ±14

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