Shasta County, California

Shasta County is a county located in California, in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 163256. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 180214, It is the 29th most populous county in the U.S. state of California. The county has a total area of 3847.44 square miles (9964.82 sq km), of which, 3785.19 square miles (9803.6 sq km) of it is land and 62.24 square miles (161.2 sq km) of it is water, making it California's 15th largest county by total area.

Shasta County California
Map of Shasta County, California

As of the census of 2000, there were 163256 people, 63426 households, and 44002 families living in the county. The population density was 43.1 people per square mile (16.64/kmē), making its California's 38th most densely populated county. There were 68810 housing units at an average density of 18.2 per square mile (7.03/kmē). The average household size was 2.52 people, and the average family size was 2.98 people. In the county Age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 105.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 109.7 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 180214, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 162491 White, 1996 Black or African American, 5339 American Indian, 4166 Asian, 247 Native Hawaiian, and 5975 from two or more races.

Shasta County California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Shasta County California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Shasta County California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34335, making it the 13th lowest county by median household income in California. The median income for a family in the county was $40491, it would be the 18th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of California. The per capita income for the county was $17738, it would be the 35th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of California.

In 2000, 45010 pupils and students, of which 22258 are male and 22752 are female, 27.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2466 nursery or pri school, 2462 kindergarten, 20101 elementary school, 11029 high school and 8952 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Anderson CityShasta County6.556.390.16902214121174424558
2Big Bend CdpShasta County5.725.72014926.11618323750
3Burney CdpShasta County5.175.1703217622.41706030510
4Cottonwood CdpShasta County2.392.39029601237.21177830191
5Fall River Mills CdpShasta County2.82.740.06648236.51566729833
6French Gulch CdpShasta County12.3512.35025420.61194327083
7Lakehead-lakeshore CdpShasta County10.8910.220.6754953.71732631316
8Mcarthur CdpShasta County1.011.010365361.5981316116
9Millville CdpShasta County8.278.27061073.82721851406
10Montgomery Creek CdpShasta County3.213.2109629.9921126250
11Palo Cedro CdpShasta County3.783.7801247330.12341951471
12Redding CityShasta County59.6358.441.2808651383.81820734194
13Round Mountain CdpShasta County1.71.7012271.7959818250
14Shasta Lake CityShasta County10.9110.9109008825.61367826275
15Shingletown CdpShasta County24.7324.670.07222290.11630332813
YearPopulation
April 2000 census163256
April 2000 Estimate163256
July 2000 Estimate163782
July 2001 Estimate166962
July 2002 Estimate171129
July 2003 Estimate174406
July 2004 Estimate176466
July 2005 Estimate177541
July 2006 Estimate178252
July 2007 Estimate179068
July 2008 Estimate180214
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school134911172466
Kindergarten114913132462
Elementary school10489961220101
High school5473555611029
College or graduate school379851548952
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Shasta County, California$34335$40491$17738
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587