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Glenn County, CA

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

AI Overview

Glenn County is a small, agriculture-oriented community of 28,623 with modest 2.6% population growth over five years, where median household income sits at $67,139 and per capita income at $30,697. The workforce of roughly 63.2% labor force participation skews toward lower formal educational attainment—only 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $39,783 and an unemployment rate of 7.4%. Housing costs remain relatively contained, with a median home value of $338,400 and median gross rent of $1,103/month, and the 18.6% foreign-born share points to a notable immigrant labor presence typical of California's agricultural interior.

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

Population

28,623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,139

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,749 (55.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,414 (22.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,909 (13.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,070 (3.8%)
  • Asian Alone856 (3.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone434 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9,312
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)154
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)108
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)106
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,072

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,122

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,697

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,538
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,862
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,490
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,089
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,087

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,286
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,492
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,286
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,277
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,972

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.76×)1,803
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.48×)901
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)806
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)1,621
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.12×)998

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$338,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,103/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,533 (25.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999885 (14.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999757 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999654 (10.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999617 (10.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999322 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,783

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,099 (76.0%)
  • Carpooled1,501 (12.5%)
  • Worked At Home938 (7.8%)
  • Other195 (1.6%)
  • Walked185 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle33 (0.3%)

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.