Mount Shasta, California demographics

Mount Shasta, CA demographics: median age 51.2; 33.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mount Shasta city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0649852. The survey estimates a population of 3,182 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mount Shasta is 51.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.8 years. There are 1,682 households (±191). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	51.2 ±7.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	576 ±203	18.1% ±6.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	364 ±155	11.4% ±4.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,162 ±281	36.5% ±8.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,080 ±278	33.9% ±8.7 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	1,414 ±197	44.4% ±6.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	1,768 ±197	55.6% ±6.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	2,583 ±228	81.2% ±7.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	18 ±30 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	54 ±49 · low precision	1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	131 ±93 · low precision	4.1% ±2.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	72 ±58 · low precision	2.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	324 ±195 · low precision	10.2% ±6.1 pp · low precision	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,012 ±233	94.7% ±7.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	170 ±227 · low precision	5.3% ±7.1 pp · low precision	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	588 ±164	35.0% ±8.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	45 ±35 · low precision	2.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	244 ±106	14.5% ±6.1 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	705 ±242	41.9% ±13.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	100 ±72 · low precision	5.9% ±4.2 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	381 ±110	22.7% ±6.0 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,301 ±253	77.3% ±12.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,682
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	705 ±242	41.9% ±13.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	656 ±210	39.0% ±11.7 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	75 ±64 · low precision	4.5% ±3.7 pp · low precision	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	193 ±81	11.5% ±4.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	53 ±66 · low precision	3.2% ±3.9 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	2,898 ±240	91.1% ±7.5 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	284 ±234 · low precision	8.9% ±7.4 pp · low precision	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	2,851 ±238	90.1% ±7.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	136 ±225 · low precision	4.3% ±7.1 pp · low precision	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	22 ±33 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	25 ±40 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	29 ±43 · low precision	0.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	102 ±75 · low precision	3.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,388
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	55 ±83 · low precision	2.3% ±3.5 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	402 ±167	16.8% ±6.9 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	673 ±222	28.2% ±9.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	455 ±152	19.1% ±6.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	555 ±155	23.2% ±6.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	248 ±139 · low precision	10.4% ±5.8 pp · low precision	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 3,182
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	2,868 ±156	90.1% ±4.8 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	164 ±117 · low precision	5.2% ±3.7 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	124 ±115 · low precision	3.9% ±3.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	26 ±42 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.4% of Mount Shasta residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 86.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mount Shasta	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.6% ±4.1 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.9% ±5.3 pp · low precision	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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