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Shasta County, California (CA)

County population in 2022: 180,930 (71% urban, 29% rural); it was 163,256 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 30,365
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 14,912
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 41,949
Renter-occupied apartments: 25,069 (it was 21,477 in 2000)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

44%

Land area: 3785 sq. mi.

Water area: 62.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Shasta County: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.0%), Retail trade (12.3%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Shasta County, CA (2022)
    • 137,76976.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 21,22311.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 14,3948.0%Two or more races
    • 3,8612.1%Asian alone
    • 1,2100.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1,1180.6%Some other race alone
    • 8210.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 5340.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

42.0 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Males: 89,164  (49.3%)
Females: 91,766  (50.7%)
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Average household size:
Shasta County:

2.0 people
California:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,276 ($34,335 in 1999)
This county:

$68,276
California:

$91,551

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $900 (lower quartile is $705, upper quartile is $1,189)
This county:

$900
State:

$1719


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $355,100 (it was $112,900 in 2000)
Shasta:

$355,100
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $247,000 - $480,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $409,007
Here:

$409,007
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $359,872
Here:

$359,872
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $411,184
Here:

$411,184
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,892
Here:

$437,892
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $487,419
Here:

$487,419
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $134,922
Here:

$134,922
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,319
Here:

$31,319
State:

$204,957

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,794
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $664

Institutionalized population: 1,139

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 7
  • Rapes: 22
  • Robberies: 23
  • Assaults: 341
  • Burglaries: 303
  • Thefts: 319
  • Auto thefts: 44

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 41
  • Robberies: 34
  • Assaults: 307
  • Burglaries: 415
  • Thefts: 332
  • Auto thefts: 77
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 375 buildings, average cost: $310,100
  • 2021: 320 buildings, average cost: $317,400
  • 2020: 389 buildings, average cost: $281,000
  • 2019: 447 buildings, average cost: $276,700
  • 2018: 306 buildings, average cost: $256,700
  • 2017: 382 buildings, average cost: $240,300
  • 2016: 349 buildings, average cost: $191,100
  • 2015: 321 buildings, average cost: $212,800
  • 2014: 240 buildings, average cost: $207,000
  • 2013: 204 buildings, average cost: $195,500
  • 2012: 192 buildings, average cost: $179,500
  • 2011: 97 buildings, average cost: $195,100
  • 2010: 167 buildings, average cost: $195,100
  • 2009: 217 buildings, average cost: $192,700
  • 2008: 358 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2007: 545 buildings, average cost: $183,600
  • 2006: 733 buildings, average cost: $182,100
  • 2005: 1326 buildings, average cost: $161,900
  • 2004: 887 buildings, average cost: $172,400
  • 2003: 1065 buildings, average cost: $162,800
  • 2002: 1160 buildings, average cost: $155,500
  • 2001: 1018 buildings, average cost: $140,400
  • 2000: 791 buildings, average cost: $143,400
  • 1999: 744 buildings, average cost: $135,100
  • 1998: 629 buildings, average cost: $129,300
  • 1997: 609 buildings, average cost: $116,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Shasta, CA residents
Average permit cost in Shasta, CA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,810 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,593 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Shasta, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Shasta, CA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Shasta, CA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.7%
Shasta County:

13.7%
California:

12.2%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.0% for Black residents, 16.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.2% for American Indian residents, 27.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 22.5% for other race residents, 16.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.0 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.0 years old, Black residents: 39.5 years old, American Indian residents: 42.5 years old, Asian residents: 39.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.7 years old, Other race residents: 39.1 years old)

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, Central Shasta, Anderson, Shasta Lake, East Shasta, Southwest Shasta, Burney, Cottonwood, Bella Vista, Shingletown.

Shasta County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
96001Redding370
96002Redding230
96003Redding353
96007Anderson142
96008Bella Vista20
96013Burney50
96019Shasta Lake61
96022Cottonwood130
96028Fall River Mills20
96049Redding64
96051Lakehead10
96056McArthur30
96062Millville10
96065Montgomery Creek20
96069Oak Run11
96073Palo Cedro50
96076Platina10
96079Shasta Lake10
96084Round Mountain10
96087Shasta20
96088Shingletown80
96089Summit City20
96099Redding10

2023 air pollution in Shasta County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 5.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Below U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Shasta County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Shasta County: Kramer Ranch (A), P Gerig Ranch (B), Brin Marr Ranch (C), Brockmans Horse Camp (D), Stanford Headquarters (E), Bull Flat Camp (F), Stephens Campground (G), Stones Headquarters (H), Butte Creek Ranch (I), Stroing Ranch (J), Summit Camp (K), Camp Harvey (L), BLM Fireguard Station (M), The Round Barn (N), Clark Ranch (O), Clarks Valley Ranch (P), Cold Spring Ranch (Q), Coon Camp (R), Blacks Mountain Experimental Station (S), Emerson Lake Golf Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shasta County include: Standish Bible Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hillside Cemetery (1), Honey Lake Cemetery (2), Dry Valley Cemetery (3), Westwood Cemetery (4), Mountain View Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Summit Lake (A), Teal Lake (B), Evelyn Lake (C), Gordon Lake (D), Cypress Lake (E), Big Dry Lake (F), Juniper Lake (G), Rice Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boot Lake Creek (A), Bull Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Cheney Creek (D), Cherry Creek (E), Cleghorn Creek (F), Deep Creek (G), Deerheart Creek (H), Duffy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Shasta County include: Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (1), Eagles Peak Ski Area (2), Ash Creek State Wildlife Area (3), Biscar State Wildlife Area (4), Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (5), Doyle State Wildlife Area (6), Osprey Management Area (7), Hayden Hill-Silva Flat State Game Refuge (8), Madeline Plains Waterfowl Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Gallatin Beach (A), Sandy Beach (B), Halfmoon Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Adams County, Colorado , Washoe County, Nevada , Tehama County , Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania , Sarpy County, Nebraska .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.6%
California:

5.1%

Unemployment by year in Shasta, CA
County total employment by year in Shasta, CA
County average yearly wages by year in Shasta, CA

Current college students: 8,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,245 (52.2% naturalized citizens)

Shasta County:

4.6%
Whole state:

26.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,9922010 or later
  • 1,5682000 to 2009
  • 1,8571990 to 1999
  • 1,7811980 to 1989
  • 7151970 to 1979
  • 2,128Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%

Shasta County marital status for males Shasta County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 54,752
  • One, attached: 2,185
  • Two: 2,941
  • 3 or 4: 3,960
  • 5 to 9: 2,107
  • 10 to 19: 637
  • 20 to 49: 1,299
  • 50 or more: 1,798
  • Mobile homes: 9,905
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 529

Housing units in Shasta County with a mortgage: 29,155 (1,931 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 1,386 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 839

Here:

3.3% with mortgage
State:

98.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Shasta County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant28,805109
Catholic8,6298
Other7,27729
Mainline Protestant2,83012
Orthodox1915
Black Protestant1201
None129,371-
Shasta County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 42
Shasta County:

2.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
This county:

0.39 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 69
Shasta County:

3.85 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 115
This county:

6.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Shasta County:

8.0%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Shasta County:

25.3%
State:

21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.4%
State:

17.9%

Agriculture in Shasta County:

Average size of farms: 296 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,496
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $407.12
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,593
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22,962
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.43%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.98%
All wheat for grain: 381 harvested acres
Vegetables: 97 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,367 acres

Earthquake activity:

Shasta County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 5099% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 191.8 miles away from Shasta County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 180.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 105.0 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 117.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 243.0 miles away from Shasta County center
On 1/22/1923 at 09:04:18, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 168.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Wildfires, Incident Period: September 4, 2020 - November 17, 2020, FEMA Id: 4569, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 13, 2019 - February 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4431, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Wildfires And High Winds, Incident Period: July 23, 2018 - September 19, 2018, FEMA Id: 4382, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 3, 2017 - January 12, 2017, FEMA Id: 4301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • California Wildfires, Incident Period: June 20, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3287: June 28, 2008, FEMA Id: 3287, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Creek Fire, Incident Period: June 29, 2007 to June 30, 2007, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 2702, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 19 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Shasta County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Fires: 12, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 4, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Shasta

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 58,912 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled: 8,066 (10.6%)
  • Bus: 487 (0.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 661 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 648 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 1,236 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 6,403 (8.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Production occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (29%)
  • Philippines (8%)
  • India (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Thailand (3%)
  • Laos (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Shasta County


  • American (13%)
  • English (10%)
  • German (9%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (6%)
  • Italian (6%)
  • Norwegian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Shasta County, California in 2010:

  • 618 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 612 people in college/university student housing
  • 336 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 222 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 219 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 181 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 115 people in state prisons
  • 91 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 87 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 73 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 35 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 26 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 23 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 11 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 5 people in residential schools for people with disabilities

People in group quarters in Shasta County, California in 2000:

  • 695 people in nursing homes
  • 622 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 470 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 366 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 194 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 174 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 174 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 131 people in state prisons
  • 123 people in other group homes
  • 108 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 100 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 99 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 59 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 53 people in halfway houses
  • 53 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 45 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 26 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 26 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 20 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 13 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $66,713.

6.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.39%
California average:

5.19%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.28% relocated from other counties in California ($42,422 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($15,755 average AGI)
Shasta County:

2.11%
California average:

1.56%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Tehama County, CA  0.62% ($59,306 average AGI)
from Sacramento County, CA  0.31% ($51,588)
from Butte County, CA  0.26% ($53,893)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.23% ($50,340)
from Humboldt County, CA  0.20% ($52,554)
from Contra Costa County, CA  0.20% ($89,482)
from Alameda County, CA  0.16% ($90,811)


6.12% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.12%
California average:

6.14%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.92% relocated to other counties in California ($24,297 average AGI)
3.20% relocated to other states ($41,953 average AGI)
Shasta County:

3.20%
California average:

2.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Tehama County, CA  0.51% ($51,305 average AGI)
to Butte County, CA  0.24% ($40,412)
to Sacramento County, CA  0.24% ($47,444)
to Humboldt County, CA  0.16% ($40,123)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($48,510)
to Siskiyou County, CA  0.14% ($56,875)
to Jackson County, OR  0.13% ($55,482)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.6

Births per 1000 population in Shasta County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Shasta County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Shasta County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Shasta County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Shasta County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Shasta County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Shasta County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Shasta County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Shasta County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 36,112 (27,742 aged, 8,370 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,495 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Shasta County, California in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,991)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,582)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,566)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,265)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,749)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,154)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,053)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,028)
  • Congestive heart failure (996)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (650)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 45.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 19.9
  • Other - 25.7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 192.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 117.5
  • Poisoning - 33.1
  • Suffocation - 23.2
  • Other - 19.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 180,930
  • Male householders: 32,350 (10,746 living alone), Female householders: 38,863 (10,773 living alone)
  • 31,434 spouses (30,894 opposite-sex spouses), 6,807 unmarried partners, (6,322 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 49,803 children (45,156 natural, 2,128 adopted, 2,519 stepchildren), 2,392 grandchildren, 673 brothers or sisters, 2,273 parents, 40 foster children, 2,500 other relatives, 9,740 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,055

Size of family households: 20,726 2-persons, 9,510 3-persons, 5,691 4-persons, 3,968 5-persons, 939 6-persons, 1,661 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,519 1-person, 5,876 2-persons, 876 3-persons, 229 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

22,672 married couples with children.
12,874 single-parent households (3,379 men, 9,495 women).

91.8% of residents of Shasta speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,145,209,000 ($6,440 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 10,373
Here:

58 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 9,421
Here:

52 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +665
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +15,302
Here:  +85 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Shasta County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

3.9

Year house built in Shasta County, California
  • Year house built in Shasta County, California
  • 4622020 or later
  • 4,1802010 to 2019
  • 10,1972000 to 2009
  • 12,4581990 to 1999
  • 16,1671980 to 1989
  • 16,6261970 to 1979
  • 6,6101960 to 1969
  • 8,1141950 to 1959
  • 3,1351940 to 1949
  • 2,1641939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Shasta County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shasta County, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shasta County, California
  • 3981 room
  • 3902 rooms
  • 2,8743 rooms
  • 4,1024 rooms
  • 11,7305 rooms
  • 13,1356 rooms
  • 6,9997 rooms
  • 4,5428 rooms
  • 4,2049+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shasta County, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shasta County, California
  • 1,5501 room
  • 9702 rooms
  • 3,2863 rooms
  • 6,8584 rooms
  • 4,6955 rooms
  • 3,0076 rooms
  • 1,0097 rooms
  • 1,1778 rooms
  • 2879+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Shasta County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shasta County, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shasta County, California
  • 460no bedroom
  • 9851 bedroom
  • 9,9692 bedrooms
  • 28,6003 bedrooms
  • 6,4984 bedrooms
  • 1,8625+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shasta County, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shasta County, California
  • 1,580no bedroom
  • 3,9341 bedroom
  • 10,7412 bedrooms
  • 5,0093 bedrooms
  • 1,5244 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Shasta County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Shasta County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shasta County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,932no vehicle
  • 11,5281 vehicle
  • 17,5212 vehicles
  • 10,8473 vehicles
  • 3,3334 vehicles
  • 3,2135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Shasta County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Shasta County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,633no vehicle
  • 10,6151 vehicle
  • 7,1082 vehicles
  • 1,6233 vehicles
  • 7614 vehicles
  • 995+ vehicles

87.1% of Shasta County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in California.

Shasta County:

87.1%
State average:

88.9%

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

  • This state: 126,782
  • Other state: 43,562
  • Northeast: 5,057
  • Midwest: 12,298
  • South: 10,166
  • West: 16,041
Year householders moved into unit in Shasta County, CA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Shasta County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 41.0%Utility gas
  • 26.7%Electricity
  • 14.2%Wood
  • 11.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.7%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 51.9%Electricity
  • 36.7%Utility gas
  • 6.0%Wood
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,918
Here:

17.6%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 703
Here:

7.9%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,098
Here:

25.6%
California:

15.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Shasta County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $56,843,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,963,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,705,000
    Other: $18,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,488,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,649,000
    Sewerage: $3,159,000
    Sewerage: $2,611,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,197,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,064,000
    Regular Highways: $752,000
    Regular Highways: $717,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $198,000
    Air Transportation: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $41,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,108,000
    Water Utilities: $948,000
    Local Fire Protection: $912,000
    Water Utilities: $908,000
    Local Fire Protection: $339,000
    Health - Other: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,854,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $68,134,000
    Health - Other: $63,785,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $60,085,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,392,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,105,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,796,000
    Police Protection: $22,679,000
    Correctional Institutions: $20,968,000
    Regular Highways: $18,740,000
    General - Other: $18,117,000
    Regular Highways: $16,276,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,115,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,198,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,096,000
    Financial Administration: $7,193,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,021,000
    Financial Administration: $6,302,000
    General - Other: $4,369,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,522,000
    Water Utilities: $3,100,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,101,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,042,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,778,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,775,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,629,000
    Sewerage: $1,497,000
    Libraries: $1,428,000
    Libraries: $1,345,000
    Sewerage: $1,328,000
    Water Utilities: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $553,000
    Air Transportation: $440,000
    Parks and Recreation: $212,000
    Parks and Recreation: $145,000
    Air Transportation: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,132,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,481,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,079,000
    Highways: $1,889,000
    Other: $1,767,000
    Highways: $1,434,000
    Natural Resources: $735,000
    Natural Resources: $628,000
    Transit Utilities: $527,000
    Air Transportation: $414,000
    Transit Utilities: $342,000
    Education: $150,000
    Education: $38,000
    Housing and Community Development: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,004,000
    Interest on Debt: $833,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,856,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,646,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,437,000
    Education: $8,292,000
    Other: $268,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Sewerage: $40,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,000
    Other: $17,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,313,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,220,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,634,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,555,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,078,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,490,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,613,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,488,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,519,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,943,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,805,000
    Special Assessments: $1,008,000
    Special Assessments: $991,000
    Sale of Property: $354,000
    Rents: $352,000
    Rents: $145,000
    Sale of Property: $124,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $9,521,000
    Regular Highways: $1,983,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,314,000
    Solid Waste Management: $689,000
    Police Protection: $686,000
    Solid Waste Management: $650,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $630,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $497,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $467,000
    Police Protection: $340,000
    Health - Other: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $195,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
    Corrections - Other: $79,000
    Health - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $315,623,000
    Cash and Securities: $66,135,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,988,000
    Water Utilities: $1,917,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $561,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $113,993,000
    Public Welfare: $109,633,000
    Other: $64,699,000
    Other: $62,237,000
    Health and Hospitals: $53,352,000
    Education: $52,055,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,326,000
    Education: $48,011,000
    Highways: $13,643,000
    Highways: $10,012,000
    Sewerage: $3,354,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,361,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $569,000
    Water Utilities: $439,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,243,000
    Property: $54,186,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,901,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,554,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,544,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,240,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,184,000
    Other License: $1,159,000
    Other License: $1,072,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,020,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,008,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $817,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $686,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,224,000
    : $14,987,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000
    Interest on Debt: $58,000

Shasta County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $56,843,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,963,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,705,000
    Other: $18,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,488,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,649,000
    Sewerage: $3,159,000
    Sewerage: $2,611,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,197,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,064,000
    Regular Highways: $752,000
    Regular Highways: $717,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $198,000
    Air Transportation: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $41,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,108,000
    Water Utilities: $948,000
    Local Fire Protection: $912,000
    Water Utilities: $908,000
    Local Fire Protection: $339,000
    Health - Other: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,854,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $68,134,000
    Health - Other: $63,785,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $60,085,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,392,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,105,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,796,000
    Police Protection: $22,679,000
    Correctional Institutions: $20,968,000
    Regular Highways: $18,740,000
    General - Other: $18,117,000
    Regular Highways: $16,276,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,115,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,198,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,096,000
    Financial Administration: $7,193,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,021,000
    Financial Administration: $6,302,000
    General - Other: $4,369,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,522,000
    Water Utilities: $3,100,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,101,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,042,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,778,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,775,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,629,000
    Sewerage: $1,497,000
    Libraries: $1,428,000
    Libraries: $1,345,000
    Sewerage: $1,328,000
    Water Utilities: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $553,000
    Air Transportation: $440,000
    Parks and Recreation: $212,000
    Parks and Recreation: $145,000
    Air Transportation: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,132,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,481,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,079,000
    Highways: $1,889,000
    Other: $1,767,000
    Highways: $1,434,000
    Natural Resources: $735,000
    Natural Resources: $628,000
    Transit Utilities: $527,000
    Air Transportation: $414,000
    Transit Utilities: $342,000
    Education: $150,000
    Education: $38,000
    Housing and Community Development: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,004,000
    Interest on Debt: $833,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,856,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,646,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,437,000
    Education: $8,292,000
    Other: $268,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Sewerage: $40,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,000
    Other: $17,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,313,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,220,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,634,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,555,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,078,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,490,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,613,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,488,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,519,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,943,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,805,000
    Special Assessments: $1,008,000
    Special Assessments: $991,000
    Sale of Property: $354,000
    Rents: $352,000
    Rents: $145,000
    Sale of Property: $124,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $9,521,000
    Regular Highways: $1,983,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,314,000
    Solid Waste Management: $689,000
    Police Protection: $686,000
    Solid Waste Management: $650,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $630,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $497,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $467,000
    Police Protection: $340,000
    Health - Other: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $195,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
    Corrections - Other: $79,000
    Health - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $315,623,000
    Cash and Securities: $66,135,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,988,000
    Water Utilities: $1,917,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $561,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $113,993,000
    Public Welfare: $109,633,000
    Other: $64,699,000
    Other: $62,237,000
    Health and Hospitals: $53,352,000
    Education: $52,055,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,326,000
    Education: $48,011,000
    Highways: $13,643,000
    Highways: $10,012,000
    Sewerage: $3,354,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,361,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $569,000
    Water Utilities: $439,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,243,000
    Property: $54,186,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,901,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,554,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,544,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,240,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,184,000
    Other License: $1,159,000
    Other License: $1,072,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,020,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,008,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $817,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $686,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,224,000
    : $14,987,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000
    Interest on Debt: $58,000

Shasta County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $56,843,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,963,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,705,000
    Other: $18,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,488,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,649,000
    Sewerage: $3,159,000
    Sewerage: $2,611,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,197,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,064,000
    Regular Highways: $752,000
    Regular Highways: $717,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $198,000
    Air Transportation: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $41,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,108,000
    Water Utilities: $948,000
    Local Fire Protection: $912,000
    Water Utilities: $908,000
    Local Fire Protection: $339,000
    Health - Other: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,854,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $68,134,000
    Health - Other: $63,785,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $60,085,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,392,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,105,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,796,000
    Police Protection: $22,679,000
    Correctional Institutions: $20,968,000
    Regular Highways: $18,740,000
    General - Other: $18,117,000
    Regular Highways: $16,276,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,115,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,198,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,096,000
    Financial Administration: $7,193,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,021,000
    Financial Administration: $6,302,000
    General - Other: $4,369,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,522,000
    Water Utilities: $3,100,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,101,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,042,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,778,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,775,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,629,000
    Sewerage: $1,497,000
    Libraries: $1,428,000
    Libraries: $1,345,000
    Sewerage: $1,328,000
    Water Utilities: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $553,000
    Air Transportation: $440,000
    Parks and Recreation: $212,000
    Parks and Recreation: $145,000
    Air Transportation: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,132,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,481,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,079,000
    Highways: $1,889,000
    Other: $1,767,000
    Highways: $1,434,000
    Natural Resources: $735,000
    Natural Resources: $628,000
    Transit Utilities: $527,000
    Air Transportation: $414,000
    Transit Utilities: $342,000
    Education: $150,000
    Education: $38,000
    Housing and Community Development: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,004,000
    Interest on Debt: $833,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,856,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,646,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,437,000
    Education: $8,292,000
    Other: $268,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Sewerage: $40,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,000
    Other: $17,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,313,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,220,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,634,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,555,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,078,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,490,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,613,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,488,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,519,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,943,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,805,000
    Special Assessments: $1,008,000
    Special Assessments: $991,000
    Sale of Property: $354,000
    Rents: $352,000
    Rents: $145,000
    Sale of Property: $124,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $9,521,000
    Regular Highways: $1,983,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,314,000
    Solid Waste Management: $689,000
    Police Protection: $686,000
    Solid Waste Management: $650,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $630,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $497,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $467,000
    Police Protection: $340,000
    Health - Other: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $195,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
    Corrections - Other: $79,000
    Health - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $315,623,000
    Cash and Securities: $66,135,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,988,000
    Water Utilities: $1,917,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $561,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $113,993,000
    Public Welfare: $109,633,000
    Other: $64,699,000
    Other: $62,237,000
    Health and Hospitals: $53,352,000
    Education: $52,055,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,326,000
    Education: $48,011,000
    Highways: $13,643,000
    Highways: $10,012,000
    Sewerage: $3,354,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,361,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $569,000
    Water Utilities: $439,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,243,000
    Property: $54,186,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,901,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,554,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,544,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,240,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,184,000
    Other License: $1,159,000
    Other License: $1,072,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,020,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,008,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $817,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $686,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,224,000
    : $14,987,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000
    Interest on Debt: $58,000

Shasta County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $56,843,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $50,963,000
  • Charges - Other: $18,705,000
    Other: $18,270,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,488,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,649,000
    Sewerage: $3,159,000
    Sewerage: $2,611,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,197,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,064,000
    Regular Highways: $752,000
    Regular Highways: $717,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $198,000
    Air Transportation: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $41,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,108,000
    Water Utilities: $948,000
    Local Fire Protection: $912,000
    Water Utilities: $908,000
    Local Fire Protection: $339,000
    Health - Other: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $75,854,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $68,134,000
    Health - Other: $63,785,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $60,085,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,392,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,105,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $23,796,000
    Police Protection: $22,679,000
    Correctional Institutions: $20,968,000
    Regular Highways: $18,740,000
    General - Other: $18,117,000
    Regular Highways: $16,276,000
    Local Fire Protection: $12,115,000
    Corrections - Other: $11,198,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,096,000
    Financial Administration: $7,193,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,021,000
    Financial Administration: $6,302,000
    General - Other: $4,369,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,522,000
    Water Utilities: $3,100,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,939,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,101,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,042,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,778,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,775,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,629,000
    Sewerage: $1,497,000
    Libraries: $1,428,000
    Libraries: $1,345,000
    Sewerage: $1,328,000
    Water Utilities: $1,326,000
    Police Protection: $553,000
    Air Transportation: $440,000
    Parks and Recreation: $212,000
    Parks and Recreation: $145,000
    Air Transportation: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,132,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,481,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,079,000
    Highways: $1,889,000
    Other: $1,767,000
    Highways: $1,434,000
    Natural Resources: $735,000
    Natural Resources: $628,000
    Transit Utilities: $527,000
    Air Transportation: $414,000
    Transit Utilities: $342,000
    Education: $150,000
    Education: $38,000
    Housing and Community Development: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,004,000
    Interest on Debt: $833,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $21,856,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,646,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
    Other - Health - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $865,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $10,437,000
    Education: $8,292,000
    Other: $268,000
    Water Utilities: $60,000
    Sewerage: $40,000
    Housing and Community Development: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,000
    Other: $17,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,313,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $36,220,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,634,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,555,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,583,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,078,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,490,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,613,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,488,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,519,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,025,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,943,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,805,000
    Special Assessments: $1,008,000
    Special Assessments: $991,000
    Sale of Property: $354,000
    Rents: $352,000
    Rents: $145,000
    Sale of Property: $124,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,588,000
    General - Other: $9,521,000
    Regular Highways: $1,983,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,966,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,314,000
    Solid Waste Management: $689,000
    Police Protection: $686,000
    Solid Waste Management: $650,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $630,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $497,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $467,000
    Police Protection: $340,000
    Health - Other: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $195,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $113,000
    Corrections - Other: $79,000
    Health - Other: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $315,623,000
    Cash and Securities: $66,135,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,988,000
    Water Utilities: $1,917,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $561,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $113,993,000
    Public Welfare: $109,633,000
    Other: $64,699,000
    Other: $62,237,000
    Health and Hospitals: $53,352,000
    Education: $52,055,000
    Health and Hospitals: $49,326,000
    Education: $48,011,000
    Highways: $13,643,000
    Highways: $10,012,000
    Sewerage: $3,354,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,361,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $569,000
    Water Utilities: $439,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $57,243,000
    Property: $54,186,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,479,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,901,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,554,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,544,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,240,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,184,000
    Other License: $1,159,000
    Other License: $1,072,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,020,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,008,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $817,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $686,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $16,224,000
    : $14,987,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $69,000
    Interest on Debt: $58,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 9,343
  • Number of aged recipients: 734
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,609
  • Number of recipients under 18: 675
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,014
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,654
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 4,245
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,518
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 33 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED706$190,698652$197,4833,126$196,568145$118,1457$907,286420$156,074152$143,671
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED57$175,78970$168,314320$224,24118$73,0560$038$208,81650$128,880
APPLICATIONS DENIED126$186,175126$186,1431,311$222,941142$74,1833$293,667167$159,83885$113,365
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN99$176,75883$190,988698$216,95343$103,2793$218,66791$180,01137$135,622
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS24$167,25017$165,765174$218,3567$97,4290$023$162,60913$126,846
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 31 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED51$248,15732$260,8123$243,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED31$244,16131$267,0654$204,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$224,46215$300,4002$229,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$240,1253$217,3332$243,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$329,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Shasta, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Shasta, CA - Value
Most common first names in Shasta County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,00674.0 years
William90874.5 years
Robert88171.8 years
James86972.6 years
Mary72279.2 years
George56676.1 years
Charles54573.8 years
Dorothy43978.3 years
Richard38969.9 years
Helen38378.9 years
Most common last names in Shasta County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith41375.9 years
Johnson29075.6 years
Brown28374.3 years
Jones27074.0 years
Miller24375.0 years
Williams23874.6 years
Davis21774.8 years
Wilson17773.0 years
Anderson17077.2 years
Taylor16775.7 years
Businesses in Shasta County, CA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven3Lane Furniture2
99 Cents Only Stores1LensCrafters1
AT&T5Little Caesars Pizza2
Ace Hardware7Lowe's1
American Eagle Outfitters1Macy's1
Applebee's1Marriott1
Arby's2MasterBrand Cabinets1
AutoZone3Maurices2
Barnes & Noble1McDonald's6
Baskin-Robbins1Men's Wearhouse1
Bath & Body Works1Motel 63
Baymont Inn2Motherhood Maternity2
Bed Bath & Beyond1New Balance2
Best Western3Nike7
Big O Tires1Nissan1
Blockbuster4Office Depot2
Budget Car Rental2OfficeMax1
Burger King5Old Navy1
CVS2Olive Garden1
Carl\s Jr.5Outback1
Chevrolet1Outback Steakhouse1
Chipotle1Pac Sun1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Panda Express2
Cold Stone Creamery2Papa John's Pizza1
Comfort Inn1Payless3
Costco1PetSmart1
Curves4Pier 1 Imports1
Dairy Queen2Popeyes1
Decora Cabinetry1Quality1
Dennys2Quiznos1
Discount Tire1RadioShack3
Domino's Pizza1Ramada1
DressBarn1Red Lobster1
Dressbarn1Red Robin1
Eddie Bauer1Rite Aid6
Ethan Allen1Rue211
Famous Footwear2SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx20Safeway4
Foot Locker1Sears2
GNC6Spencer Gifts1
GameStop4Sprint Nextel2
Gap1Starbucks10
Gymboree1Subaru1
H&R Block4Subway1
Hilton2T-Mobile4
Holiday Inn1T.J.Maxx1
Home Depot1Taco Bell4
HomeTown Buffet1Target1
Honda1Toyota1
Hot Topic1Toys"R"Us1
Howard Johnson1Trader Joe's1
JCPenney1Travelodge1
Jack In The Box4True Value2
Jamba Juice2U-Haul8
Jones New York12UPS29
Journeys1Vans4
Justice1Verizon Wireless4
KFC3Volkswagen1
Kincaid1Vons4
Kmart1Walgreens3
Kohl's1Walmart2
Kroger1Wendy's2
La Quinta1Wet Seal1
La-Z-Boy1YMCA2
Lane Bryant1

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