Mount Shasta is a city located in Siskiyou County California. Mount Shasta has a 2023 population of 3,278. Mount Shasta is currently growing at a rate of 0.64% annually and its population has increased by 1.96% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 3,215 in 2020.
The average household income in Mount Shasta is $62,316 with a poverty rate of 16.26%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Mount Shasta is 58.7 years, 59.6 years for males, and 58.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Mount Shasta was:
2.28
Average Family Size
1.75
Average Household Size
46.9%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
95.5% of Mount Shasta residents speak only English, while 4.5% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 2.28% of the population.
16.26%
Overall Poverty Rate
16.01%
Male Poverty Rate
16.5%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Mount Shasta is Islander, with 100% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Mount Shasta is White, with 16.48% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 11.53%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.59%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.04%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
47.1%
Overall Marriage Rate
45.5%
Male Marriage Rate
48.6%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
40.33%
Veteran Poverty Rate
28.67%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
49.5%
Labor Force Participation
47.7%
Employment Rate
3.5%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
60.41%
Born in Mount Shasta
96.17%
Native Born
4.17%
Foreign Born
1.73%
Non Citizen
2.44%
Naturalized
96.17% of Mount Shasta residents were born in the United States, with 60.41% having been born in California. 1.73% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.