Grass Valley city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 13,964 ( 1,104 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.2 square miles
Population density: 2660.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,995	78.74%	2.1%
Black:	63	0.45%	75.0%
Indian:	21	0.15%	85.8%
Asian:	260	1.86%	34.0%
2+ races:	1,288	9.22%	252.9%
Hispanic:	1,310	9.38%	2.3%

Total non-White:	2,969	21.26%	41.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	231	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	873	8.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,860
10,764	83.70%
36	0.28%
148	1.15%
194	1.51%
365	2.84%
1,341	10.43%
2,096	16.30%

2000
11,161
9,915	88.84%
19	0.17%
116	1.04%
60	0.54%
403	3.61%
648	5.81%
1,246	11.16%

1990
9,048
8,444	93.32%
6	0.07%
161	1.78%
88	0.97%
n/a
349	3.86%
604	6.68%

1980
6,697
6,269	93.61%
0	0.00%
190	2.84%
82	1.22%
n/a
156	2.33%
428	6.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

849	7.6
850	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,471	16.3
642	7.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,175	32.5
176	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Grass Valley city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
2,733	19.6%
11,231	80.4%
4,043	29.0%

6,654
1.97

2,803	42.1%
1,658	59.2%
525	18.7%
3,851	57.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
2,625	20.4%
10,235	79.6%
3,024	23.5%

6,077
2.04

2,961	48.7%
1,665	56.2%
628	21.2%
3,116	51.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.0
2,656	23.8%
8,505	76.2%
2,363	21.2%

5,075
2.15

2,723	53.7%
1,547	56.8%
612	22.5%
2,352	46.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
2,054	22.7%
6,994	77.3%
2,130	23.5%

4,174
2.12

2,317	55.5%
1,594	68.8%
431	18.6%
1,857	44.5%

1980
Number	Percent
35.1
1,421	21.2%
5,276	78.8%
1,624	24.2%

3,055
2.11

1,739	56.9%
1,299	74.7%
233	13.4%
1,316	43.1%

2022 Housing Data for Grass Valley city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	403	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	535	8.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	388	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	644	9.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	347	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	205	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	175	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	250	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	400	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	588	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	765	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	626	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	649	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	180	2.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	308	4.6%
$200,000 or more	191	2.9%

Median Household Income	49,855
Per Capita Income	32,423

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	714	10.7%
Public Assistance	268	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,288	19.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,734	71.5%
Unemployed	141	2.1%
In Armed Forces	23	0.3%

Total Labor Force	4,898	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,724	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,604	1,816	46.9%
Non-Profit	82	334	19.7%
Self-Employed	632	446	58.6%

Local Government	242	347	41.1%
State Government	35	188	15.7%
Federal Government	71	90	44.1%

Total Private + Self	2,236	2,262	49.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	430	959	31.0%
Total	2,666	3,221	45.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	568	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,533	26.0%
Professional, Technical	1,301	22.1%
Service Occupations	1,610	27.3%
All others	875	14.9%

White Collar		57.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,302	22.1%
Retail trade	941	16.0%
Educational services	515	8.7%
Other services	438	7.4%
Manufacturing	403	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	376	6.4%
Public administration	340	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	319	5.4%
Construction	294	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	217	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	204	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	145	2.5%
Wholesale trade	89	1.5%
Information	83	1.4%
Utilities	83	1.4%
Finance and insurance	74	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,092	7.82%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	103	0.74%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	103	0.74%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	115	0.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	121	0.87%
Thai	29	0.21%
Filipino	29	0.21%
Japanese	26	0.19%
Chinese	22	0.16%
Vietnamese	17	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,656	89.0%
Spanish	561	4.3%
Arabic	371	2.8%
Other Asian	158	1.2%
Chinese	83	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	81	0.6%
German, other Germanic	65	0.5%
Other Indo-European	54	0.4%
Tagalog	29	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,992	14.3%
Irish	1,894	13.6%
German	1,844	13.2%
Italian	799	5.7%
American	645	4.6%
European	591	4.2%
Syrian	559	4.0%
Norwegian	366	2.6%
Portuguese	330	2.4%
Dutch	245	1.8%
Swedish	240	1.7%
Polish	220	1.6%
Scottish	210	1.5%
French	185	1.3%
Scandinavian	170	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,406	96.0%
Not a citizen	558	4.0%

Native	12,780	91.5%
Foreign-born	1,184	8.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
158	1.5%	606	5.8%	2,494	23.9%	4,027	38.5%	2,038	19.5%	1,129	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	158	1.5%
9-12 Years	606	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,494	23.9%
Some College	4,027	38.5%
Bach. Degree	2,038	19.5%
Grad Degree	1,129	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +190	D +630	D + 7.6%
D +820
2020 vs. 2012	R +551	D +748	D + 8.0%
D +1,299
2020 vs. 2008	R +291	D +547	D + 5.9%
D +838

2016 vs. 2008	R +101	R +83	R + 1.7%
D +18
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Joe Biden (D)	4,038	57.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,750	39.5%	182	2.6%	6,970	5	-7	0.04%
2016	57%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,218	50.4%	Donald Trump (R)	2,560	40.1%	606	9.5%	6,384	9	-6	0.04%
2012	49%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,739	53.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,199	42.8%	201	3.9%	5,139	6	-4	0.04%
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	3,200	55.3%	John McCain (R)	2,459	42.5%	126	2.2%	5,785	6	-3	0.04%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,780	52.1%	John Kerry (D)	2,477	46.4%	80	1.5%	5,337	8	1	0.04%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	2,308	50.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,856	40.6%	406	8.9%	4,570	9	3	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,038

57.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,750

39.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

6,970

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,218

50.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,560

40.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

312

4.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

279

4.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,384

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,739

53.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,199

42.8%

Other

201

3.9%

TOTAL

5,139

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,200

55.3%

John McCain (R)

2,459

42.5%

Other

126

2.2%

TOTAL

5,785

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,780

52.1%

John Kerry (D)

2,477

46.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

5,337

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Grass Valley city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,308

50.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,856

40.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

353

7.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,570

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grass Valley city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	90%	Alex Padilla* (D)	6,224	59.2%	Mark Meuser (R)	4,286	40.8%	0	0.0%	10,510	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	45%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	3,028	57.2%	Brian Dahle (R)	2,267	42.8%	0	0.0%	5,295	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	42%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	2,496	51.7%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,330	48.3%	0	0.0%	4,826	n/a	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	48%	Gavin Newsom (D)	3,061	56.1%	John H. Cox (R)	2,398	43.9%	0	0.0%	5,459	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	47%	Kamala Harris (D)	3,628	69.8%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	1,568	30.2%	0	0.0%	5,196	n/a	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	34%	Jerry Brown* (D)	2,233	60.7%	Neel Kashkari (R)	1,443	39.3%	0	0.0%	3,676	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	48%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,797	55.4%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	2,255	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,052	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	42%	Carly Fiorina (R)	2,008	46.5%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	1,949	45.1%	365 [+]	8.4%	4,322	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 173 (4.0%); Duane Roberts (Green) 94 (2.2%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 63 (1.5%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 35 (0.8%);
2010	G	43%	Jerry Brown (D)	2,231	51.2%	Meg Whitman (R)	1,864	42.8%	260 [+]	6.0%	4,355	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 103 (2.4%); Laura Wells (Green) 70 (1.6%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 69 (1.6%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 18 (0.4%);
2006	S1	44%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,253	54.2%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	1,591	38.3%	309 [+]	7.4%	4,153	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 122 (2.9%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 98 (2.4%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 56 (1.3%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 33 (0.8%);
2006	G	44%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	2,541	60.2%	Phil Angelides (D)	1,380	32.7%	302 [+]	7.2%	4,223	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 183 (4.3%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 55 (1.3%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 38 (0.9%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 26 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,262
Median Value	$434,100

Occupied	6,654	91.6%
Vacant	608	8.4%

Owned	2,732	41.1%
Rented	3,922	58.9%
Median Rent	$1,267

Single-Family Units	3,986	54.9%
Detached	3,709	51.1%
Attached	277	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,005	27.6%
Mobile Homes	529	7.3%

Grass Valley city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grass Valley city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Grass Valley city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grass Valley city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grass Valley city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grass Valley city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Grass Valley city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Grass Valley city, CA