Mount Shasta, CA Population

Overview

3,247

Total Population

58.7

Median age

51.34%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

80.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

105

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Mount Shasta's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Shasta is 58.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Shasta's population under 18 was 9.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Shasta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Shasta, 9.95% were under the age of 15, 12.26% aged 15 to 29, 43.21% aged 30 to 64, 32.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 87 more females than males in Mount Shasta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.34% females and 48.66% males in Mount Shasta, CA.
The Mount Shasta, CA gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 189.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 230.

Mount Shasta's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Shasta population: 92.82% are White, 2% are Black or African American, 0.43% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2% are some other race and 2.74% are multiracial.
Mount Shasta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 105 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,142 (96.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Shasta is White with a population of 3,014 (92.82% of the total population).

Mount Shasta's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,594 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Shasta's population decreased by 184 (5.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Shasta's population decreased by 172 (5.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Mount Shasta's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,192.