Modoc County, CA

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2023 Population

8,646

0.0578% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

3.16% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.3%

20% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,648

3.07% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$212,000

14.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,086

3.2% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Modoc County, CA had a population of 8.65k people with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $56,648. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Modoc County, CA declined from 8,651 to 8,646, a −0.0578% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,962 to $56,648, a 3.07% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Modoc County, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.2%), White (Hispanic) (5.46%), Other (Hispanic) (4.86%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.79%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.42%).

None of the households in Modoc 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.

96.7% of the residents in Modoc County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Modoc County, CA was $212,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.3%.

Most people in Modoc County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Modoc County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Modoc County, CA borders Lassen County, CA, Shasta County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Washoe County, NV, Klamath County, OR, and Lake County, OR.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Modoc County, CA is home to a population of 8.65k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.58% of Modoc County, CA residents were born outside of the country (569 people).

In 2023, there were 13.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.5k people) in Modoc County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 472 White (Hispanic) and 420 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.7% of Modoc County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Modoc County, CA was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Modoc County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.5k ± 106
White (Hispanic)
472 ± 170
Other (Hispanic)
420 ± 163

15.3%

Hispanic Population

1.32k people

15.3% of the people in Modoc County, CA are hispanic (1.32k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

6.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

569 people

6.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

528 people

As of 2023, 6.58% of Modoc County, CA residents (569 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Modoc County, CA was 6.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
437 ± 115
Gulf War (2001-)
67 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 56

Modoc County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Modoc County, CA employs 3.09k people. The largest industries in Modoc County, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (468 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (457 people), and Public Administration (341 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($127,788), Construction ($64,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,891).

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

3.09k

2023 Value

± 399

−3.2%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Modoc County, CA declined at a rate of −3.2%, from 3.19k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Modoc County, CA, are Management Occupations (645 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (346 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (211 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Modoc 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

3.09k

2023 Value

± 399

−3.2%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Modoc County, CA declined at a rate of −3.2%, from 3.19k employees to 3.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Modoc County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (468 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (457 people), and Public Administration (341 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Modoc County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Modoc County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,482

Median earning men ± $8,440

$33,148

Median earning women ± $12,259

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,602), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($76,250), and Construction ($64,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,458), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,862), and Public Administration ($41,585).

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 industries with the most establishments

15
Retail Trade
14
Construction
11
Accommodation and Food Services

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

$23.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$10.1k
Utilities
$6.08k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Modoc County, CA went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.5%), followed by Other (1.04%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.5%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.04%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Modoc County, CA went to Donald J. Trump with 71.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (26.5%), followed by Other (1.04%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Modoc County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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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

The median property value in Modoc County, CA was $212,000 in 2023, which is 0.699 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $184,900 to $212,000, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Modoc County, CA is 77.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Modoc County, CA have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Modoc County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Modoc County, CA is $56,648. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Modoc County, CA was Census Tract 2 with a value of $60,455, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $56,829 and $55,547.

In 2023, 13.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Modoc County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

Housing

Property

$212,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,946

$2,524

Median Property Taxes

±$323

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Modoc County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Modoc County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.3%

Homeownership

2023

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.3% of the housing units in Modoc County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2
Census Tract 3
Census Tract 1

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Modoc County, CA was Census Tract 2 with a value of $60,455, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 1, with respective values of $56,829 and $55,547.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Modoc County, 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.

$56,648

Median Household Income

± $3,735

3.26k

Number of Households

± 362

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.26k households in Modoc County, CA grew to $56,648 from the previous year's value of $54,962.

The following chart displays the households in Modoc 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 Modoc County, 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 (72.9%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (7.99%)

In 2023, 72.9% of workers in Modoc County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.99%).

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

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Modoc County, CA have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.03% of the workforce in Modoc County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Modoc 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 Modoc County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Modoc County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Modoc County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Modoc County, CA (1.72k out of 8.47k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Modoc County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 29.8% of the children was living in poverty in Modoc County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

90.2% of the population of Modoc County, CA has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 25% on Medicaid, 21.9% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 2.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Modoc County, CA see 1753 patients per year on average, which represents a 18.9% increase from the previous year (1474 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1444 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 279 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,753 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Modoc County, CA

Primary care physicians in Modoc County, CA see an average of 1,753 patients per year. This represents a 18.9% increase from the previous year (1,474 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.83%

Uninsured

30.3%

Employer Coverage

25%

Medicaid

21.9%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

2.24%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Modoc County, CA grew by 13.1% from 8.69% to 9.83%.

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