People QuickFacts Shasta County California Population, 2012 estimate 178,586 38,041,430 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 177,223 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.8% 2.1% Population, 2010 177,223 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.7% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.0% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 17.3% 11.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.9% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 89.1% 74.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.0% 1.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.7% 13.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.5% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 4.0% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 8.8% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 82.0% 39.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 83.4% 84.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.4% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.8% 43.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.6% 80.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 19.7% 30.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 18,107 1,997,566 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.8 27.0  Housing units, 2011 77,343 13,720,462 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.3% 56.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.2% 30.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $246,800 $421,600 Households, 2007-2011 69,147 12,433,172 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.51 2.91 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $23,691 $29,634 Median household income, 2007-2011 $44,058 $61,632 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.2% 14.4%     Business QuickFacts Shasta County California Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 4,205 849,316 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 46,057 12,698,427 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -1.5% 1.3% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 11,487 2,814,409  Total number of firms, 2007 S 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 662,910 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 829,031 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,526,411 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,088 $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 280,996 80,852,787 Building permits, 2012 205 58,549     Geography QuickFacts Shasta County California Land area in square miles, 2010 3,775.40 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 46.9 239.1 FIPS Code 089 06 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Redding, CA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts