Lassen County, California

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2010 CENSUS INFORMATION

• Census 2000 Profile Highlights
• Department of Finance Population and Housing Figures
• Labor Market Information
• Links

Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights

General Characteristics

Geographic Area: Lassen County, California

Demographic Characteristics
Subject	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total Population	16,245	9,430	25,675
Male	8,356	4,757	13,113
Female	7,889	4,673	12,562
Under 5 Years	934	745	1,679
18 Years and Over	11,691	6,601	18,292
65 Years and Over	2,000	1,012	3,012
One Race	15,735	9,034	24,769
White	14,456	7,787	22,243
Black or African American	232	155	387
American Indian and Alaska Native	473	496	969
Asian	69	110	179
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	97	121
Some Other Race	481	389	870
Two or More Races	510	396	906
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,434	963	2,397
Household Population	15,878	9,040	24,918
Group Quarters Population	757	8,153	8,910
Average Household Size	2.55	2.51	2.59
Average Family Size	3.10	3.12	3.08
Total Housing Units	8,016	3,984	12,000
Occupied Housing Units	6,020	3,605	9,625
Owner-Occupied Housing Units	4,591	1,984	6,575
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	1,429	1,621	3,050
Vacant Housing Units	1,996	379	2,375

 

Social Characteristics
Subject	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Population 25 Years and Over	10,476	5,641	16,117
High School Graduate or Higher	8,751	4,768	13,519
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	1,307	891	2,198
Civilian Veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)	2,432	1,152	3,584
Disability Status (population 5 years and over)	3,222	1,403	4,625
Foreign Born	560	208	768
Male, Now Married, Except Separated (population 15 years and over)	3,858	1,828	5686
Female, Now Married, Except Separated (population 15 years and over)	3,902	1,858	5,760
Speak a Language other than English at Home (population 5 years and over)	1,138	548	1,686

 

Economic Characteristics
Subject	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
In Labor Force (population 16 years and over)	6,978	4,259	11,237
Mean Travel Time to Work in Minutes (workers 16 years and over)	16.5	13.6	19.4
Median Household Income in 1999 (dollars)	35,719	35,128	36,310
Median Family Income in 1999 (dollars)	43,714	44,030	43,398
Per Capita Income in 1999 (dollars)	15,489	16,228	14,749
Families Below Poverty Level	474	278	752
Individuals Below Poverty Level	2,079	1,405	3,484

 

Housing Characteristics
Subject	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Single-Family Owner-Occupied Homes	2,507	1,683	4,190
Median Value (dollars)	105,050	103,400	106,700
Median of Selected Monthly Owner Costs
With a Mortgage (dollars)	966	970	962
Not Mortgaged (dollars)	256	251	260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3). All numbers exclude the prison populations listed in Census Tract 404, Block Group 2, Block 2002 and Census Tract 401, Block Group 3, Block 3025.

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Department of Finance Population and Housing Figures

Total Population and Housing Units - 2010
Population Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total Population with Group Quarters	18,458	17,431	35,889
Group Quarters	1,541	8,525	10,066
Total Population without Group Quarters	16,917	8,906	25,823
House Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total	8,954	4,222	13,176
Detached	6,012	3,030	9,042
Attached	221	131	352
2 to 4	132	379	511
5 Plus	59	472	531
Mobile Homes	2,530	210	2,740
Occupied	6,813	3,825	10,638
% Vacant	23.91	9.40	19.26
Persons Per Household	2.483	2.328	2.427

 

Total Population and Housing Units - 2009
Population Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total Population with Group Quarters	18,148	17,042	35,550
Group Quarters	1,155	8,972	9,585
Total Population without Group Quarters	16,993	8,430	25,965
House Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total	8,918	4,212	13,130
Detached	6,002	3,023	9,025
Attached	221	131	352
2 to 4	132	376	508
5 Plus	59	472	531
Mobile Homes	2,504	210	2,714
Occupied	6,779	3,816	10,595
% Vacant	23.99	9.40	19.31
Persons Per Household	2.507	2.351	2.451

 

Total Population and Housing Units - 2008
Population Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total Population with Group Quarters	18,320	17,636	35,956
Group Quarters	1,230	8,599	9,829
Total Population without Group Quarters	17,090	9,037	26,127
House Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total	8,870	4,197	13,067
Detached	5,981	3,008	8,989
Attached	221	131	352
2 to 4	132	376	508
5 Plus	59	472	531
Mobile Homes	2,477	210	2,687
Occupied	6,744	3,802	10,546
% Vacant	23.97	9.41	19.29
Persons Per Household	2.534	2.377	2.477

 

Total Population and Housing Units - 2007
Population Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total Population with Group Quarters	17,967	17,904	35,871
Group Quarters	1,344	9,093	10,437
Total Population without Group Quarters	16,623	8,811	25,434
House Type	Lassen County	City of Susanville	Lassen County Total
Total	8,800	4,179	12,979
Detached	5,928	2,984	8,912
Attached	221	131	352
2 to 4	138	382	520
5 Plus	59	472	531
Mobile Homes	2,454	210	2,664
Occupied	6,690	3,786	10,476
% Vacant	23.98	9.40	19.28
Persons Per Household	2.485	2.327	2.428

Source:E-5 Population and Housing Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State, 2001–2010, with 2000 Benchmark.

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Labor Market Information

Industry Employment & Labor Force - June 2009 Benchmark

Geographic Area: Lassen County, California

Employment Data
	Apr 2010	May 2010	June 2010	June 2009
Civilian Labor Force	13,450	13,430	13,360	13,620
Civilian Employment	11,390	11,540	11,430	12,000
Civilian Unemployment	2,070	1,890	1,930	1,620
Civilian Unemployment Rate	15.4%	14.1%	14.4%	11.9%
--CA Unemployment Rate	12.2%	11.9%	12.2%	11.6%
--U.S. Unemployment Rate	9.5%	9.3%	9.6%	9.7%
Total, All Industries (2)	10,020	10,190	10,100	10,740
Total Farm	300	310	320	330
Total Nonfarm	9,720	9,880	9,780	10,410
Total Private	3,230	3,340	3,340	3,560
Goods Producing	160	220	220	250
Mining & Logging	40	80	80	90
Construction	110	130	130	150
Manufacturing	20	20	20	20
Service Providing	9,560	9,660	9,560	10,150
Private Service Producing	3,070	3,120	3,120	3,310
Trade, Transportation & Utilities	970	1,000	1,000	1,100
Wholesale Trade	60	60	60	70
Retail Trade	790	810	810	910
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities	130	130	130	120
Information	100	100	100	110
Financial Activities	150	160	160	170
Professional & Business Services	190	190	190	190
Educational & Health Services	980	970	980	940
Leisure & Hospitality	500	540	540	600
Other Services	170	170	170	200
Government	6,500	6,540	6,430	6,850
Federal Government	1,500	1,590	1,570	1,620
State & Local Government	4,990	4,950	4,860	5,230
State Government	2,850	2,830	2,830	3,120
Local Government	2,140	2,120	2,030	2,110

Source: This data is produced by the Labor Market Information Division of the California Employment Development Department (EDD). This data can also be found online at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/?PAGEID=166.

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Links

State of California

Department of Finance - Demographic, Economic, and Financial Research
The Department of Finance's website for Demographic Research Unit offers good databases for population research of California, counties, and cities.

Employment Development Department - Labor Market Information Division
The Employment Development Department's website for information on labor force and unemployment data; industry employment and outlook data; occupational employment, outlook, and wage data; general career and occupational information for California, metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), counties, and cities.

Federal
Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's home page offers information about areas of population, housing, manufactures, business (wholesale trade, retail trade, services, mineral industries, construction, finance, transportation, governments, foreign trade, etc.

American FactFinder
The Census Bureau's site for the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census Data and American Community Surveys.

Fedstats
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

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For additional information on census and local demographics, please call (530) 251-2683 or email housing@co.lassen.ca.us

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