What is the median household income in Willow Creek, CA?

Name: Income and affordability in Willow Creek, CA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Willow Creek, CA is $47,137 (±$12,657) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In Willow Creek, the median household income went from $65,433 in 2015–2019 to $47,137 in 2020–2024 (−28.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $47,137 (±$12,657)

Income in Willow Creek against Humboldt County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Creek	Humboldt County	California	United States
Median household income	$47,137 (±$12,657)	$61,160 (±$1,660)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$41,604 (±$2,406)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,927 (±$11,063)	$83,256 (±$3,971)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$1,287 (±$52)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Willow Creek, median household income is lower than in Humboldt County ($61,160).

It is also lower than in California ($99,122).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Humboldt County, Willow Creek ranks 15 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 1009 of 1,069.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$65,433 (±$38,994)	$47,137 (±$12,657)	−28.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$300,000 (±$56,206)	$389,500 (±$166,808)	+29.8%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Median household income in places near Willow Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Creek
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Willow Creek	—	$47,137 (±$12,657)	—
Hoopa	10 mi	$64,643 (±$19,871)	Not measurably different
Blue Lake	19 mi	$53,594 (±$10,211)	Not measurably different
McKinleyville	23 mi	$73,327 (±$7,026)	Higher
Arcata	23 mi	$46,713 (±$7,736)	Not measurably different
Westhaven-Moonstone	24 mi	$66,815 (±$17,091)	Not measurably different
Trinidad	27 mi	$105,833 (±$14,482)	Higher
Myrtletown	28 mi	$60,457 (±$4,285)	Not measurably different
Eureka	29 mi	$57,662 (±$6,115)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: McKinleyville, CA ($73,327), Trinidad, CA ($105,833).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Humboldt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
9	Ferndale	$63,142 (±$14,048)
10	Fortuna	$62,289 (±$4,714)
11	Myrtletown	$60,457 (±$4,285)
12	Eureka	$57,662 (±$6,115)
13	Blue Lake	$53,594 (±$10,211)
14	Bayview (Humboldt County)	$48,406 (±$21,748)
15	Willow Creek	$47,137 (±$12,657)
16	Arcata	$46,713 (±$7,736)
17	Rio Dell	$42,753 (±$14,364)
18	Garberville	$39,542 (±$13,129)
19	Redway	$23,720 (±$15,195)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Humboldt County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek

What is the median household income in Willow Creek?

The median household income in Willow Creek is $47,137 (±$12,657) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in Willow Creek kept up with inflation?

In Willow Creek, the median household income went from $65,433 in 2015–2019 to $47,137 in 2020–2024 (−28.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Willow Creek CDP, California (place:85642, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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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.