Housing data for Shasta, CA

Shasta, CA has an estimated 1,387 residents and 542 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Shasta County.

4.6% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,387 (±383)
Housing units
542 (±133)
Households that rent
4.6%
Residents since 2015–2019
−11.8%

What stands out in Shasta

Households that rent: 4.6% (±4.8 points) in Shasta, lower than in Shasta County (34.4%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 11.8% (±9.1 points) in Shasta, higher than in Shasta County (2.2%).

Median household income: $111,250 (±$27,895) in Shasta, higher than in Shasta County ($72,636).

Housing in Shasta at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 4.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $111,250 median household income
  • Home values: $395,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,144 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,517 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 74.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 41.4% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 39.6% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 25.8 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −11.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 31.5% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Shasta against Shasta County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ShastaShasta CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Residents1,387 (±383)181,436 (exact)39,287,377 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units542 (±133)80,068 (±91)14,644,735 (±1,665)143,775,355
Households that rent4.6% (±4.8 points)34.4% (±1.4 points)44.1% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,317 (±$39)$2,036 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$111,250 (±$27,895)$72,636 (±$1,972)$99,122 (±$310)$80,734
Median home value$395,500 (±$53,157)$366,400 (±$6,326)$734,700 (±$1,307)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,517 (±$358)$2,542 (±$56)$5,124 (±$17)$3,119
Built before 198041.4% (±16.3 points)46.4% (±1.8 points)56.0% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.8 minutes (±6.3)19.8 minutes (±0.8)28.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.6% (±3.8 points)91.3% (±0.8 points)93.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.0 years (±7.2)41.7 years (±0.3)37.9 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Shasta covers 10.9 square miles of land, about 127 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Shasta has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,573 (±312)1,387 (±383)−11.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units679 (±105)542 (±133)−20.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$327,000 (±$36,958)$395,500 (±$53,157)+20.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$58,229 (±$15,093)$111,250 (±$27,895)+91.1%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,215 (±$283)$2,144 (±$616)−3.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,311 (±$786)$2,517 (±$358)+8.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent11.6% (±6.9 points)4.6% (±4.8 points)−7.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±36.7 points)0.0% (±70.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Shasta County

Shasta has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Shasta County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Shasta County recorded 559 violent and 1,150 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.

ZIP codes in Shasta

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
9608714%899—$359,500$110,375

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Shasta

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Centerville3.5 mi—$595,9003.4%
Redding6.0 mi$1,379$382,30045.2%
Shasta Lake7.7 mi$1,298$294,40031.8%
Happy Valley9.2 mi$1,282$334,10012.7%
Bella Vista12 mi—$464,30014.4%
Palo Cedro12 mi$1,375$551,6009.0%
Anderson14 mi$962$283,00041.9%
Jones Valley14 mi—$197,3009.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Shasta, fiscal year 2027

Redding, CA MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,201$1,209$1,581$2,189$2,643

HUD income limits for Shasta, fiscal year 2026

Redding, CA MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely 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 Redding, CA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $97,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Shasta 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 Shasta

What is the median household income in Shasta?

The median household income in Shasta is $111,250 (±$27,895) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Shasta, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $395,500 (±$53,157) for owner-occupied homes in Shasta (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Shasta?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Shasta, CA is $2,144 (±$616) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Shasta?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Shasta, CA is $2,517 (±$358) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Shasta?

Shasta, CA has an estimated 542 (±133) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Shasta?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 50.7% of homes in Shasta, CA.

Is Shasta growing?

In Shasta, the number of residents went from 1,573 in 2015–2019 to 1,387 in 2020–2024 (−11.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Shasta?

The ZIP code that covers Shasta is 96087.

Sources

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 Shasta CDP, California (place:71218, 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 .

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