Mount Shasta, CA Housing Market & City Data

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3,274
Population Estimate
$247,130
Median Home Value
97.0%
Employment Rate
33.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$263
Median Listing Price$549,950
Median Days on Market89
Active Listings42
New Listings6
Total Listings (Active + Pending)56
Avg Listing Price$623,639
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-17%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.45
Family Dual Income41.3
Median Household Income$35,547
Median Individual Income$22,104
Home Ownership44.5%
Home Value$247,130
Median Rent$1,122
Rent Burden49.1%
Poverty25.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.6%
  • Highschool Education11.4%
  • Some College47.0%
  • Bachelors Degree19.1%
  • Graduate Degree14.7%
  • Total College or Above33.8%
  • Stem Degree53.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.3%
  • Female51.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.8%
  • Divorced27.0%
  • Never Married14.7%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMount Shasta
State IDCA
Population3,274

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1813.6%
19–2911.5%
30–3910.1%
40–495.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.4%
60–6924.5%
70–7917.1%
80+2.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.1%
Unemployment Rate3.0%
Disabled11.4%

ETHNICITY

White96.0%
Black1.5%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.6%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic11.2%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.3%
Veteran9.0%

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