Shasta County, CA
Demographic and economic profile of Shasta County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Shasta County has a population of 181,554 and a modest 1.4% five-year growth rate, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $47,964 against median worker earnings of $41,227. The labor force participation rate is relatively low at 56.0%, unemployment stands at 6.2%, and only 23.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce tilted toward trade, services, and manual occupations rather than professional or knowledge-sector roles. Housing costs remain comparatively accessible, with a median home value of $347,200 and median gross rent of $1,267 per month, and the 65.6% homeownership rate aligns with a median household income of $72,636.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.4% since 2018
Shasta County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone141,949 (78.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races11,705 (6.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race10,990 (6.1%)
- Asian Alone6,375 (3.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone5,106 (2.8%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,088 (1.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish7,082
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,433
- 3.Other Indo-European1,403
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)651
- 5.German or other West Germanic644
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,609
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,223
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,203
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,372
- 5.Construction (Group)6,145
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,356
- 2.Service Occupations16,905
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations16,509
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,040
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,253
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.53×)5,565
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.35×)1,660
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.22×)4,421
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.19×)8,012
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)9,612
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.