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Plumas County, CA

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

AI Overview

Plumas County is a small, rural Northern California county of 19,607 residents with an economy oriented around natural-resource and public-sector activity typical of the Sierra Nevada region. The labor force is notably constrained — participation stands at just 47.5% with a 9.7% unemployment rate — and only 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, though 94.0% have a high school diploma and median worker earnings of $41,113 align closely with per capita income of $41,604. The county skews older, with a median age of 52.0, and has seen modest population growth of 4.9% over five years; homeownership is high at 74.8%, with a median home value of $327,400 and median rent of $1,034 per month.

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

Population

19,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,031

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,266 (83.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races863 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race784 (4.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone549 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone449 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone315 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish728
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)96
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic94
  4. 4.Other Indo-European59
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,589

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,094

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$41,604

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,528
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)776
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services715
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)623
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining620

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,307
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,543
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,478
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations913
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations737

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.86×)554
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.87×)630
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.23×)607
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)486
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)684

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$327,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,034/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,435 (23.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,061 (17.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999865 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999667 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999403 (6.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999316 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,113

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,025 (74.1%)
  • Carpooled851 (12.6%)
  • Worked At Home487 (7.2%)
  • Walked287 (4.2%)
  • Other69 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle60 (0.9%)

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.