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

Plumas County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Plumas County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Plumas County is 7th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White

Plumas County is 7th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Plumas County is 11th in California out of 58 other counties in Home ownership rate

Plumas County is 19th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Size Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	19,399	51st	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,553.0	22nd	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	7.8	50th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	4.5%	49th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.4%	52nd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.9%	5th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.7%	7th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.1%	30th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	91.3%	7th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.0%	47th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.0%	19th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	56th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	56th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.6%	27th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	57th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.5%	3rd	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	50.0%	30th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.2%	47th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	15,623	47th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	7.0%	53rd	30.8%	25.9%
Households	9,434	50th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.9%	11th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$266,100	35th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.1	58th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	23	50th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$28,104	23rd	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$44,151	45th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.5%	36th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Plumas County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	621	47th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,576	52nd	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,277	46th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$175,272	52nd	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,506	44th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$30,078	53rd	$80,852,787	$613,795,732