Calaveras County, California

Calaveras County has a population of 46,248 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $457,200, about 5.8 times the county's median household income of $78,647.

Home price
$457,200
Income
$78,647
Population
46,248
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$457,200county
Median gross rent$1,625county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198034.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,183county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,542county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,175county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,145county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$78,647county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.9%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.3%county
Economic output per resident$44,852county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.73%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63668county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.3%county
Traffic deaths60.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment5261county
Students per full-time teacher22.8county
Free lunch eligible54.0%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter12.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,248county
Land area in square miles1,020county
People per square mile of land45.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age52.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.2%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.1%county
Second languages8.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls17.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents126county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,327county
Households that moved away1,306county
Average income of arriving households$89,485county
Average income of departing households$79,316county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year72county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.2 incounty
Annual snowfall19.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days208 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$198county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh39.6¢county
Household electricity use500 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.0%county
Homes heated by propane39.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood21.0%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk77.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.3county
Landslide risk96.6county
Hail risk7.4county
Earthquake risk76.7county
Tornado risk8.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk84.1county
Winter weather risk91.6county
Strong wind risk9.8county
Wildfire risk99.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Calaveras County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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