Trinity County, CA
Demographic and economic profile of Trinity County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Trinity County is a small, rural Northern California county of roughly 15,900 residents with an economy generating $25,481 in GDP per capita and a median household income of $53,002, pointing to a modest, locally oriented economic base. The labor force is unusually constrained, with only 39.7% participation, an unemployment rate of 5.9%, and just 18.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school attainment reaches 94.8%. The county recorded a notable 23.5% population gain over five years, and housing remains relatively accessible with a median home value of $329,000, a 73.0% homeownership rate, and median gross rent of $922 per month, though an 18.0% poverty rate and a median age of 54.9 signal an older, economically constrained population.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+23.5% since 2018
Trinity County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone12,412 (78.3%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race938 (5.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone772 (4.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races772 (4.9%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone594 (3.7%)
- Black or African American Alone174 (1.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish556
- 2.Other Indo-European372
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island309
- 4.German or other West Germanic57
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,189
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services844
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining621
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)581
- 5.Construction (Group)576
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,715
- 2.Service Occupations1,630
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations780
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations735
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations297
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.34×)503
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.26×)985
- 3.Construction (LQ 2.25×)773
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)329
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)327
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.