Plumas Eureka, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

372

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

62.5

7.41% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.45%

5.07% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$91,042

2.58% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$517,100

Population & Diversity

Plumas Eureka, CA is home to a population of 372 people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.88% of Plumas Eureka, CA residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (343 people) in Plumas Eureka, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 7 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Plumas Eureka, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Plumas Eureka, CA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Plumas Eureka, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
343 ± 111
Other (Non-Hispanic)
22 ± 30
Other (Hispanic)
7 ± 14

1.88%

Hispanic Population

7 people

1.88% of the people in Plumas Eureka, CA are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Plumas Eureka, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

1.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

1.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

As of 2024, 1.88% of Plumas Eureka, CA residents (7 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plumas Eureka, CA was 1.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

29 ± 30

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Plumas Eureka, CA.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Plumas Eureka, CA was $517,100 in 2024, which is 1.55 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $503,200 to $517,100, a 2.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Plumas Eureka, CA is 95.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Plumas Eureka, CA have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Plumas Eureka, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$517,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$77,567

$158

Median Property Taxes

±$67

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 Plumas Eureka, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

95.8%

Homeownership

2024

58.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95.8% of the housing units in Plumas Eureka, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.6%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$91,042

Median Household Income

± $45,392

165

Number of Households

± 69

In 2024, the median household income of the 165 households in Plumas Eureka, CA grew to $91,042 from the previous year's value of $88,750.

The following chart displays the households in Plumas Eureka, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (63.5%)
Worked At Home (29.2%)
Other (7.29%)

In 2024, 63.5% of workers in Plumas Eureka, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.29%).

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

17.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Plumas Eureka, CA have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Plumas Eureka, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plumas Eureka, CA (24 out of 372 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plumas Eureka, CA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

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

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

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