Crescent City, CA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

27,293

0.615% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.8

2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.6%

18.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$66,780

9.21% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

10,382

4.74% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Crescent City, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.1%), Other (Hispanic) (7.59%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (6.18%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.07%), and White (Hispanic) (6.04%).

None of the households in Crescent City, 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.

96.5% of the residents in Crescent City, CA are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Crescent City, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Crescent City, CA was 2 cars per household.

Crescent City, CA borders Brookings, OR, Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA, and Grants Pass, OR.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Crescent City, CA is home to a population of 27.3k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.55% of Crescent City, CA residents were born outside of the country (2.06k people).

In 2023, there were 8.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Crescent City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.07k Other (Hispanic) and 1.69k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%

2023 Citizenship

96.3%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Crescent City, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crescent City, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 199
Other (Hispanic)
2.07k ± 480
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.69k ± 191

19.6%

Hispanic Population

5.35k people

19.6% of the people in Crescent City, CA are hispanic (5.35k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Crescent City, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

7.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

7.69%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.11k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Crescent City, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
722 ± 164
Gulf War (2001-)
237 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
102 ± 64

Crescent City, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Crescent City, CA employs 10.4k people. The largest industries in Crescent City, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,788 people), Public Administration (1,686 people), and Retail Trade (1,182 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($152,619), Information ($96,893), and Public Administration ($79,048).

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 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2023 Value

± 797

4.74%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crescent City, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,117 people), Sales & Related Occupations (946 people), and Management Occupations (855 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crescent City, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

10.4k

2023 Value

± 797

4.74%

1 Year growth

± 10.6%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crescent City, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,788 people), Public Administration (1,686 people), and Retail Trade (1,182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crescent City, CA, though some of these residents may live in Crescent City, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($101,582), Information ($96,893), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,042).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($88,186), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,301), and Public Administration ($56,313).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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 industries with the most establishments

31
Construction
29
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
26
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$75.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.3k
Retail Trade
$17k
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Crescent City, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex 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.

Adam 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.

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

Completions

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 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

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

People in Crescent City, CA have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crescent City, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Crescent City, CA is $66,780. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Crescent City, CA was Santa Clara County, CA with a value of $159,674, followed by San Mateo County, CA and Marin County, CA, with respective values of $156,000 and $142,785.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crescent City, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Crescent City, CA was Santa Clara County, CA with a value of $159,674, followed by San Mateo County, CA and Marin County, CA, with respective values of $156,000 and $142,785.

The following map shows all of the counties in Crescent City, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$66,780

Median Household Income

± $6,256

9.62k

Number of Households

± 719

The following chart displays the households in Crescent City, 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 Crescent City, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Carpooled (16.3%)
Worked At Home (7.47%)

In 2023, 70.5% of workers in Crescent City, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who worked at home (7.47%).

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

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crescent City, CA have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.32% of the workforce in Crescent City, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crescent City, CA (2.9k out of 25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crescent City, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.1% of the population of Crescent City, CA has health coverage, with 38.5% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1234 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1240 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1102 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 236 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,234 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,234 patients per year. This represents a 0.484% decrease from the previous year (1,240 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.87%

Uninsured

38.5%

Employer Coverage

27.6%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

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

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