Shasta County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	43%

Shasta County:	13.2%
California:	13.3%

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	14.2%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.3%

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Races in Shasta County, California:

Median resident age:	38.9 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 79,572	(48.7%)
Females: 83,684	(51.3%)

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Shasta County:	2.5 people
California:	2.9 people

This county	$38,771
California:	$53,629

Shasta County	$290,126
California:	$477,700

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 30
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 187
• Burglaries: 467
• Thefts: 652
• Auto thefts: 46

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 39
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 320
• Burglaries: 572
• Thefts: 735
• Auto thefts: 51

Area name: Redding, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shasta County is $540 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $959 a month.

Cities in this county include: Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, Burney, Cottonwood, Shingletown, Palo Cedro, Fall River Mills, Millville, Wilkerson.

2005 air pollution in Shasta County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 22 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.3 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 19 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lassen County , Modoc County , Plumas County , Siskiyou County , Tehama County , Trinity County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Shasta County: A C Graves Ranch (A), AC Graves Ranch (B), Ellery Creek Campground (C), Ellis School (D), Jennings Creek Camp (E), Emigrant Ford Campground (F), Salt Creek Point Campground (G), Salt Creek Group Campgrounds (H), Ah-Di-Na (I), Ah-Di-Na Campground (J), Lakeshore Campground (K), Estep (L), Moore Creek Campground (M), Moose Camp (N), Jones Inlet Campsite (O), Jones Valley Campground (P), Jones Valley Marina (Q), Saint John Ranch (R), Farnsworth Ranch (S), Judge Carr Powerplant (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Shasta Factory Outlet Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Whiskeytown Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Pine Grove Cemetery (3), Dana Cemetery (4), Parkville Cemetery (5), Cove Cemetery (6), Middleton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Emigrant Lake (A), Huckleberry Lake (B), Baum Lake (C), Smokey Lake (D), Arthur Lake (E), Carobe Lake (F), Hufford Lake (G), Bench Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yank Creek (A), Ycotto Creek (B), Andrews Creek (C), Adler Creek (D), Anderson Creek (E), Albert Creek (F), Zinc Creek (G), Moody Creek (H), Montgomery Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shasta County include: Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park (1), Coggins Park (2), Cinder Flats State Wildlife Area (3), Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (4), McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park (5), Lassen Volcanic National Park (6), Castle Crags State Park (7), Reading Adobe Historical Marker (8), Salt Creek Picnic Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Shasta Post Office (A), Hat Creek Post Office (B), Old Station Post Office (C), Castle Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.9%
California:	5.4%

Current college students: 8,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,488 (46% naturalized citizens)

Shasta County:	4.0%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,170
• One, attached: 1,457
• Two: 1,405
• 3 or 4: 3,856
• 5 to 9: 2,079
• 10 to 19: 909
• 20 or more: 2,317
• Mobile homes: 10,115
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 502

Housing units in Shasta County with a mortgage: 23,100 (3,461 second mortgage, 2,375 home equity loan, 165 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,037

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 51,378 (80%) Carpooled: 7,718 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 528 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 27 (0%) Subway or elevated: 3 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 143 (0%) Bicycle: 233 (0%) Walked: 1,443 (2%) Other means: 376 (1%) Worked at home: 2,628 (4%)

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
California average:	5.75%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($217 average AGI)

Shasta County:	0.07%
California average:	0.21%

4.39% relocated from other counties in California ($31,502 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($10,526 average AGI)

Shasta County:	1.78%
California average:	1.75%

from Tehama County, CA	0.43% ($33,976 average AGI)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.36% ($36,947)
from Butte County, CA	0.23% ($35,883)
from Humboldt County, CA	0.22% ($35,877)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.20% ($53,525)
from Siskiyou County, CA	0.20% ($37,129)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.18% ($39,421)

5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,990 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
California average:	6.27%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($236 average AGI)

Shasta County:	0.04%
California average:	0.11%

3.38% relocated to other counties in California ($20,813 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($13,941 average AGI)

Shasta County:	2.38%
California average:	2.40%

to Tehama County, CA	0.48% ($43,259 average AGI)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.39% ($34,013)
to Butte County, CA	0.31% ($27,331)
to Siskiyou County, CA	0.16% ($43,330)
to Humboldt County, CA	0.16% ($24,043)
to San Diego County, CA	0.14% ($23,831)
to Placer County, CA	0.12% ($52,971)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 33,800 (26,869 aged, 6,931 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 135,855 (33,238 male householders, 10,885 female householders)

  34,252 spouses, 46,403 children (41,411 natural, 1,332 adopted, 3,660 stepchildren), 3,025 grandchildren, 931 brothers or sisters, 1,133 parents, 2,013 other relatives, 3,975 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,034 (8,979 male householders (6,751 living alone)), 10,395 female householders (8,891 living alone)), 4,660 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,367 (1,623 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,221 2-persons, 9,600 3-persons, 8,235 4-persons, 3,712 5-persons, 1,445 6-persons, 910 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,642 1-person, 3,056 2-persons, 446 3-persons, 164 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

93.5% of residents of Shasta County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,145,209,000 ($6440 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,098,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $550,290,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $245,469,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,235,000
Federal grants: $231,745,000
Federal procurement contracts: $39,646,000 ($909,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $76,825,000 ($908,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $837,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $67,162,000
Federal Government insurance: $167,850,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+85 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 37.28 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	3.5

50% of Shasta County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in California.

Shasta County:	50.5%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 107258
• Northeast: 5297
• Midwest: 15349
• South: 11119
• West: 16604

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,600

Here:	9.3%
California:	9.9%

Here:	5.3%
California:	7.8%

Here:	16.5%
California:	15.4%