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Calaveras County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Calaveras County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Calaveras County is a small, rural California county of roughly 46,000 residents with a median age of 52 and a labor force participation rate of just 48.4%, reflecting a predominantly older, semi-retired population rather than a large working-age base. The workforce skews toward lower formal education—only 22.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $42,233 and an unemployment rate of 5.9%. Housing costs are notable relative to incomes, with a median home value of $441,800 against a per capita income of $41,078, while the 84.4% homeownership rate and modest 5-year population growth of 1.7% point to a stable but slowly expanding community.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

45,995

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,647

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Calaveras County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,396 (78.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,238 (9.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,669 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,632 (3.5%)
  • Asian Alone1,031 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone776 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,714
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)402
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)313
  4. 4.Other Indo-European188
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,286

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,013

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,078

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,385
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,511
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,267
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,206
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,519

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,134
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,986
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,692
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,812
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,921

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.18×)625
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.98×)1,682
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.80×)2,240
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)2,256
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)1,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$441,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,615/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9994,337 (28.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,474 (22.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,239 (20.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,298 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999983 (6.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999483 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,233

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,152 (72.0%)
  • Worked At Home2,909 (15.9%)
  • Carpooled1,322 (7.2%)
  • Walked418 (2.3%)
  • Other307 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit92 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.