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Siskiyou County, CA

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

AI Overview

Siskiyou County is a small, rural Northern California county with a population of 43,834 that grew just 0.7% over five years, reflecting a mature, slow-growth economy with a median age of 47.2 years. The labor force is limited, with participation at 50.4% and unemployment at 7.7%, and only 23.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.1% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value of $284,500 and median gross rent of $1,043/month with a 69.7% homeownership rate—while median worker earnings of $34,929 and a poverty rate of 16.6% indicate a constrained wage environment.

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

Population

43,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,095

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,672 (77.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,789 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,722 (6.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,417 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,292 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone800 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,962
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island377
  3. 3.Other Indo-European145
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)131
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,248

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,243

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,645
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,003
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)1,440
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,322
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,309

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,895
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,429
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,204
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,141
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,138

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.70×)1,256
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.89×)1,493
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)4,530
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)1,304
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)1,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$284,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,043/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,915 (22.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,692 (12.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,567 (11.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,476 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,366 (10.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999713 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,929

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,719 (72.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,915 (11.8%)
  • Carpooled1,720 (10.6%)
  • Walked585 (3.6%)
  • Other123 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit88 (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.