
California · FIPS 06089
Shasta ZIP codes — Shasta County, California
Quick answer
Shasta County is home to 181,554 residents with a median household income of $71,931 and a median home value of $347,200. 65.4% of households own their home and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Shasta ZIP code? 24 ZIP code areas fall inside Shasta County, California, listed in full below.
- Population
- 181,554Shasta County residents
- Median household income
- $71,931Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $347,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,267Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.4%Owner-occupied households
Shasta County, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Shasta County is a mid-size city in California, with 181,554 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 41.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Shasta County earn a median of $71,931 a year, 8.4% below the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 13% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Shasta County is valued at $347,200, 14.4% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,267 a month, 9.9% below the national figure, or roughly $15,204 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
ZIP codes in Shasta County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Shasta County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in California
Largest Census places in California by population.
- Los Angeles city 3,857,897
- San Diego city 1,385,061
- San Jose city 990,054
- San Francisco city 836,321
- Fresno city 543,615
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
- Oakland city 438,072
- Bakersfield city 408,366
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
Nearby counties
Other counties in California.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Shasta County?
- Shasta County has 181,554 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Shasta County?
- Median household income in Shasta County is $71,931 a year, 8.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Shasta County?
- Median gross rent is $1,267 a month and the median home value is $347,200, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
- Is Shasta County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Shasta County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Shasta County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.