Housing data for Lake Shastina, CA
Lake Shastina, CA has an estimated 3,001 residents and 1,388 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County.
11.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,238 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,001 (±426)
- Housing units
- 1,388 (±134)
- Households that rent
- 11.6%
- Median gross rent
- $1,238
What stands out in Lake Shastina
Households that rent: 11.6% (±4.9 points) in Lake Shastina, lower than in Siskiyou County (30.8%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±5.2 points) in Lake Shastina, lower than in Siskiyou County (6.0%).
Homes built before 1980: 24.3% (±6.8 points) in Lake Shastina, lower than in Siskiyou County (57.8%).
Working from home: 18.2% (±5.8 points) in Lake Shastina, higher than in Siskiyou County (11.8%).
- Renters and owners in Lake Shastina
- Types of homes in Lake Shastina
- Age of homes in Lake Shastina
- Commute and cars in Lake Shastina
Housing in Lake Shastina at a glance
- Median rent: $1,238 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,137 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 62.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 11.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $80,542 median household income
- Home values: $358,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,975 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,684 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 77.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 24.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 36.8% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 30.4 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 29.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 3.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Lake Shastina against Siskiyou County, its state and the nation
| Lake Shastina | Siskiyou County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,001 (±426) | 43,466 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,388 (±134) | 23,088 (±51) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.6% (±4.9 points) | 30.8% (±2.2 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,238 (±$675) | $1,091 (±$73) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $80,542 (±$7,532) | $59,095 (±$3,737) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $358,400 (±$14,704) | $309,500 (±$11,190) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,684 (±$208) | $1,973 (±$88) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 24.3% (±6.8 points) | 57.8% (±3.1 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.4 minutes (±5.9) | 21.2 minutes (±1.2) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 92.7% (±4.2 points) | 88.5% (±1.3 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 50.7 years (±5.3) | 47.2 years (±0.5) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Lake Shastina covers 4.0 square miles of land, about 748 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Siskiyou County
Lake Shastina has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Siskiyou County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Siskiyou County recorded 406 violent and 796 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Lake Shastina
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weed | 7.7 mi | $788 | $259,600 | 51.2% |
| Mount Shasta | 14 mi | $1,406 | $330,200 | 47.9% |
| Montague | 16 mi | $833 | $183,700 | 28.1% |
| Yreka | 19 mi | $987 | $263,200 | 43.5% |
| Dunsmuir | 21 mi | $1,093 | $279,000 | 35.5% |
| Fort Jones | 25 mi | $1,137 | $228,700 | 45.7% |
| Etna | 27 mi | $859 | $221,200 | 38.8% |
| Dorris | 39 mi | $746 | $154,700 | 42.6% |
Places in California most like Lake Shastina
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater | $1,190 | $299,400 | $77,898 | 18.1% |
| Pioneer | $1,205 | $462,200 | $75,714 | 13.7% |
| Golden Hills | $1,377 | $410,300 | $95,669 | 17.7% |
| Rosamond | $1,498 | $352,600 | $79,386 | 23.1% |
| North Fork | $1,399 | $382,600 | $71,619 | 10.7% |
| Madera Acres | $1,685 | $346,800 | $78,457 | 15.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across California.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Lake Shastina, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $953 | $959 | $1,254 | $1,736 | $1,984 |
HUD income limits for Lake Shastina, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,450 | $34,000 | $54,400 |
| 2 people | $23,350 | $38,850 | $62,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $43,700 | $69,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $52,450 | $83,950 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $56,350 | $90,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $60,250 | $96,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $64,100 | $102,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Siskiyou County, CA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $78,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Lake Shastina is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Lake Shastina
Are renters in Lake Shastina rent-burdened?
62.2% of renting households in Lake Shastina pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Lake Shastina?
Lake Shastina has an estimated 143 (±62) renting households, 11.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Lake Shastina?
The median household income in Lake Shastina is $80,542 (±$7,532) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Lake Shastina, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $358,400 (±$14,704) for owner-occupied homes in Lake Shastina (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Lake Shastina?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Lake Shastina, CA is $1,975 (±$195) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Lake Shastina?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Lake Shastina, CA is $2,684 (±$208) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lake Shastina CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Siskiyou County, CA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Siskiyou County, CA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lake Shastina CDP, California (place:39728, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .