Lassen County, California Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Lassen County is 7th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Lassen County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Size in square miles

Lassen County is 10th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Lassen County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Lassen County is 18th in California out of 58 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	33,658	47th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4,541.2	8th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	7.7	51st	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	48th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.3%	54th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.0%	48th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	79.8%	39th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.4%	57th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	81.5%	38th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.0%	7th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.3%	10th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	47th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.6%	12th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.4%	32nd	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	39th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.1%	23rd	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	35.7%	58th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.0%	44th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	12,660	49th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.4%	46th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	10,097	47th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	65.2%	18th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$199,200	52nd	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	44th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	12	53rd	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$19,339	52nd	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$52,484	31st	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.6%	30th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lassen County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	415	52nd	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,466	53rd	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,829	49th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$260,422	47th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,440	46th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$29,679	54th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732