Plumas County, CA

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US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

52.1

0.382% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,946

4.33% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

7,140

6.72% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Plumas County, CA had a population of N/A people with a median age of 52.1 and a median household income of $64,946. Between N/A and N/A the population of Plumas County, CA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income declined from $67,885 to $64,946, a −4.33% decrease.

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None of the households in Plumas County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Plumas County, CA borders Butte County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Shasta County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Tehama County, CA, and Yuba County, CA.

United States California

Economy

The economy of Plumas County, CA employs 7.14k people. The largest industries in Plumas County, CA are Educational Services (910 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (902 people), and Manufacturing (711 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.14k

2023 Value

± 747

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 15%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Plumas County, CA declined at a rate of −6.72%, from 7.65k employees to 7.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plumas County, CA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plumas County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.14k

2023 Value

± 747

−6.72%

1 Year decline

± 15%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Plumas County, CA declined at a rate of −6.72%, from 7.65k employees to 7.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plumas County, CA, are Educational Services (910 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (902 people), and Manufacturing (711 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plumas County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Plumas County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,580

Median earning men ± $9,130

$40,141

Median earning women ± $7,107

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($115,640), Information ($86,118), and Public Administration ($83,317).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,923), Manufacturing ($73,245), and Construction ($61,307).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$52.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$31.1k
Manufacturing
$29.4k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Plumas County, CA are White (172 and 49.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (79 and 22.6%), Black or African American (37 and 10.6%), and Unknown (22 and 6.29%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for a public four year colleges is $1,380 for in-state students and $9,840 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2023, 178 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Plumas County, CA, which is 1.01 times more than the 177 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 172 degrees mean that there were 2.18 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 79 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Plumas County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,946

Median Household Income

± $4,399

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Number of Households

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In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Plumas County, CA declined from $64,946 from the previous year's value of $67,885.

The following chart displays the households in Plumas County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Plumas County, CA is from Plumas County, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Plumas County, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plumas County, CA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Plumas County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plumas County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Plumas County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plumas County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plumas County, CA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

95% of the population of Plumas County, CA has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 20.9% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 1.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Plumas County, CA see 1116 patients per year on average, which represents a 11% decrease from the previous year (1254 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1171 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 356 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,116 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Plumas County, CA

Primary care physicians in Plumas County, CA see an average of 1,116 patients per year. This represents a 11% decrease from the previous year (1,254 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Plumas County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.2% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.03%

Uninsured

34.2%

Employer Coverage

23.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

1.17%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Plumas County, CA grew by 1.59% from 4.95% to 5.03%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Plumas County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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