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County: Shasta County
State: California
FIPS Code: 6089

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 30% to 35% Percent Land in NF:
30.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
747,360
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
2,014,768
Amenity Level: High National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Shasta NF
468,640
% Water: 1.6 Lassen NF
248,047
Mean Jan. Temp: 34 Other
30,673
Mean July Temp: 69
Topography: High Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Services
Policy Type: Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 77,640 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 115,613 48.9% 41.7% 7.2%
1990: 147,036 27.2% 20.1% 7.0%
2000: 163,256 11.0% 7.4% 3.7%
2005: 179,904 10.2% 9.6% 0.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
141,097 86.4% 0-to-19:
47,386 29.0%
Black:
1,179 0.7% 20-to-39:
37,071 22.7%
Hispanic:
8,998 5.5% 40-to-59:
46,412 28.4%
American Indian:
4,025 2.5% 60-plus:
32,387 19.8%
Other:
7,957 4.9%
Median Age: 38.8
Population Density (persons per square mile): 43.1
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 83.3%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 16.6%
Median Family Income: $40,491
Families Below Poverty Line: 11.3%
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