Shasta County, CA Population

Overview

181,935

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19,53

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shasta County is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shasta County's population under 18 was 21.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shasta County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shasta County, 18.06% were under the age of 15, 17.52% aged 15 to 29, 43.98% aged 30 to 64, 17.93% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,053 more females than males in Shasta County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Shasta County, CA.
The Shasta County, CA gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 6,588.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 6,977.

Shasta County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shasta County population: 83.25% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American, 2.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.31% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.56% are some other race and 7.26% are multiracial.
Shasta County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 19,53 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 162,405 (89.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shasta County is White with a population of 151,465 (83.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 181,984 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Shasta County's population increased by 13,506 (8.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shasta County's population increased by 4,707 (2.66%), 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, Shasta County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 163,771.