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State of California - County of Shasta

Shasta County Demography

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  • Table 1. Shasta County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Shasta County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Shasta County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Shasta County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Shasta County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Shasta County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Shasta County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Shasta County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 3,785
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 168,478
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 328
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 163,256
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 329
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 43.10
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 147,036
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 320
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 115,613
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 5,222
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 16,220
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 31,423
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 3.20%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 11.00%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 27.20%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 8,998
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 5.50%


    TABLE 2. Shasta County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 163,256
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 9,643
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 33,031
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 20.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 13,326
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 8.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 41,275
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 25.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 41,120
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 25.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 12,929
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 7.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 9,057
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 5.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 2,875
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 38.90
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 79,572
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 83,684
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.10
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 145,826
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 89.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 1,225
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 4,528
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 2.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 3,048
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.90%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 178
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 2,790
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 5,661
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.50%


    TABLE 3. Shasta County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 3,359
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,668
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 63,426
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 55,966
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 13.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 159,897
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.52
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 15,650
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 24.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 22,220
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 35.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 17,345
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 27.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 44,002
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 20,095
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 45.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 33,644
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 13,378
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 39.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 7,546
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 4,884
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 64.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 19,424
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 15,493
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 25.40%


    TABLE 4. Shasta County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 162,603
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,001
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 1,661
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 10.20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 17
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 8.50
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 19
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 882
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 30,619
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 25,072


    TABLE 5. Shasta County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 30,484
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 30,039
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 26,605
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 94,844
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 74,340
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 78.40%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 12,995
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 13.70%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 32,109
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 25,581
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 25.50%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 29,709
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 9,869
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 13,107
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 18.10%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 28.20%


    TABLE 6. Shasta County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 5,786
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 796
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 4,990
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 7,332
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 166,757
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,470
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 147,036
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,987
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 68,810
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 13.60%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 63,426
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 41,910
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 66.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 970
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 791
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 81.50%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 0
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 125,541


    TABLE 7. Shasta County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 3,609,108
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 2,586,715
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 39.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 164,156
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 21,986
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 80.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 779,179
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 2,249,599
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 207,512
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 9.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 280,940
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 12.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 90,764
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 4.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 681,122
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 30.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 431,996
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 19.20%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 207,512
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 216,801
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 203,342




     









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