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Plumas County, CA


Designated Market Area: Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 19,351   ( 656 from 2010 , 445 from 2020)
Land area: 2553.1 square miles
Population density: 7.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,855 81.93% 6.8%
Black:1780.92% 1.7%
Indian:4092.11% 11.1%
Asian:2261.17% 55.9%
2+ races:6593.41% 13.0%
Hispanic:2,02410.46% 26.1%
Total non-White:3,49618.07% 16.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:335 8.5
Deaths:51813.1
Net Migration: -262-6.6
Net Immigration: 80.2
Change in White population:-1,160 -5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:504 2.5




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
20,007
17,01585.05%
1810.90%
4602.30%
1450.72%
5832.91%
1,6058.02%
2,99214.95%

2000
20,824
18,47388.71%
1300.62%
4442.13%
1260.61%
4422.12%
1,1775.65%
2,35111.29%

1990
19,739
17,99091.14%
1660.84%
5482.78%
1450.73%
n/a
8904.51%
1,7498.86%

1980
17,340
15,93691.90%
1761.01%
4842.79%
950.55%
n/a
6083.51%
1,4048.10%

1970
11,707
10,70991.48%
1931.65%
2942.51%
180.15%
n/a
4423.78%
998 8.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
1,605 7.7
1,9959.6
-293-1.4
930.4
-1,458 -7.0
641 3.1
1990's
NumberRate
1,688 8.6
1,9429.8
6863.5
1240.6
483 2.4
602 3.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,417 13.9
1,571 9.1
1,536 8.9
n/a
2,054 11.8
345 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,758 40.6
n/a
5,227 44.6
406 3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Plumas County, 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
NumberPercent
52.3
3,412 17.6%
15,939 82.4%
5,814 30.0%
8,104
2.37
5,153 63.6%
3,945 76.6%
295 5.7%
2,951 36.4%

2010
NumberPercent
49.6
3,601 18.0%
16,406 82.0%
4,154 20.8%
8,977
2.20
5,661 63.1%
4,554 80.4%
417 7.4%
3,316 36.9%

2000
NumberPercent
43.9
4,724 22.7%
16,100 77.3%
3,723 17.9%
9,006
2.29
6,102 67.8%
5,228 85.7%
417 6.8%
2,904 32.2%

1990
NumberPercent
39.2
5,071 25.7%
14,668 74.3%
3,389 17.2%
8,177
2.40
5,853 71.6%
4,971 84.9%
542 9.3%
2,324 28.4%

1980
NumberPercent
32.6
4,698 27.1%
12,642 72.9%
1,982 11.4%
6,666
2.58
5,038 75.6%
4,562 90.6%
247 4.9%
1,628 24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Plumas County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,436 
Median Value$310,100 
Occupied8,10452.5%
Vacant7,33247.5%
Owned6,02374.3%
Rented2,08125.7%
Median Rent$1,102 
Single-Family Units12,88983.5%
    Detached12,60281.6%
    Attached2871.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units4573.0%
Mobile Homes1,54610.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Plumas County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004615.7%
$10,000 to $14,9992032.5%
$15,000 to $19,9993224.0%
$20,000 to $24,9993063.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992332.9%
$30,000 to $34,9993774.7%
$35,000 to $39,9992813.5%
$40,000 to $44,9994785.9%
$45,000 to $49,9993083.8%
$50,000 to $59,9996147.6%
$60,000 to $74,9997619.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,08713.4%
$100,000 to $124,99987510.8%
$125,000 to $149,9994335.3%
$150,000 to $199,9995616.9%
$200,000 or more8049.9%
Median Household Income67,885 
Per Capita Income41,701 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state78 
Compared to U.S.97 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3954.9%
Public Assistance1181.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps81410.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,10863.4%
Unemployed4985.2%
In Armed Forces220.2%
Total Labor Force6,62868.8%
Not in Labor Force3,00831.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,9511,48556.8%
Non-Profit28437543.1%
Self-Employed71352957.4%
Local Government49562344.3%
State Government29433646.7%
Federal Government25731245.2%
Total Private + Self2,6642,01456.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3301,64644.7%
Total3,9943,66052.2%
Pct. Govt.30.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,38318.1%
Sales and Office Occupations1,33217.4%
Professional, Technical1,24816.3%
Service Occupations1,91725.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing270.4%
All others1,77423.2%
White Collar 51.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,07114.0%
Educational services78810.3%
Construction77010.1%
Public administration6748.8%
Accommodation and food services5977.8%
Manufacturing5947.8%
Retail trade5767.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5387.0%
Transportation and warehousing4095.3%
Other services3764.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3654.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2232.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing1742.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1692.2%
Finance and insurance921.2%
Information710.9%
Wholesale trade700.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction490.6%
Utilities480.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Plumas County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,3446.84%
Puerto Rican1040.53%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1240.63%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1240.63%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American460.23%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian240.12%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian40.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan180.09%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3411.74%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese690.35%
Filipino450.23%
Indian110.06%
Korean10.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English17,45593.0%
Spanish9254.9%
German, other Germanic1350.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun770.4%
Other Indo-European730.4%
Chinese520.3%
Tagalog290.2%
Arabic120.1%
Other Asian70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3,79619.3%
English2,94215.0%
Irish1,9099.7%
Italian1,4227.2%
European6763.4%
Swedish5692.9%
Scottish5452.8%
American5422.8%
French4002.0%
Scotch-Irish3281.7%
Portuguese3221.6%
Welsh3131.6%
Norwegian2701.4%
Dutch2301.2%
Scandinavian2071.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen19,38798.7%
Not a citizen2631.3%
Native18,89396.1%
Foreign-born7573.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Plumas County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
331 2.2%568 3.7%4,184 27.5%6,926 45.5%2,227 14.6%1,000 6.6%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 331 2.2%
9-12 Years 568 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,184 27.5%
Some College 6,926 45.5%
Bach. Degree 2,227 14.6%
Grad Degree 1,000 6.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Plumas County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 9,465 8,529 936 9.9% 5.8%
1991 9,680 8,604 1,076 11.1% 7.8%
1992 9,678 8,319 1,359 14.0% 9.4%
1993 9,680 8,212 1,468 15.2% 9.5%
1994 9,995 8,549 1,446 14.5% 8.7%
1995 9,747 8,461 1,286 13.2% 7.9%
1996 9,894 8,676 1,218 12.3% 7.3%
1997 9,848 8,800 1,048 10.6% 6.4%
1998 9,690 8,690 1,000 10.3% 5.9%
1999 9,450 8,591 859 9.1% 5.3%
2000 9,753 9,066 687 7.0% 4.9%
2001 9,932 9,175 757 7.6% 5.5%
2002 10,205 9,341 864 8.5% 6.8%
2003 10,448 9,409 1,039 9.9% 6.9%
2004 10,395 9,375 1,020 9.8% 6.2%
2005 10,134 9,281 853 8.4% 5.4%
2006 10,101 9,329 772 7.6% 4.9%
2007 9,958 9,117 841 8.4% 5.3%
2008 9,817 8,777 1,040 10.6% 7.3%
2009 10,087 8,474 1,613 16.0% 11.5%
2010 9,172 7,460 1,712 18.7% 12.5%
2011 8,886 7,297 1,589 17.9% 11.9%
2012 8,477 7,087 1,390 16.4% 10.5%
2013 8,232 7,080 1,152 14.0% 9.0%
2014 8,088 7,144 944 11.7% 7.6%
2015 7,891 7,076 815 10.3% 6.3%
2016 7,851 7,085 766 9.8% 5.5%
2017 7,770 7,075 695 8.9% 4.8%
2018 7,816 7,221 595 7.6% 4.3%
2019 7,877 7,262 615 7.8% 4.2%
2020 7,559 6,753 806 10.7% 10.1%
2021 7,481 6,776 705 9.4% 7.3%
2022 7,428 6,946 482 6.5% 4.2%
2023 7,423 6,883 540 7.3% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com