Colusa County, California

Colusa County has a population of 21,984 and has grown 0.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $393,400, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $75,672.

Home price
$393,400
Income
$75,672
Population
21,984
Unemployment
9.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$393,400county
Median gross rent$1,157county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,789(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,306county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$995county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,723county
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$75,672county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate9.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$91,423county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6679426county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths81.9county
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 higher16.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher74.2%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment4732county
Students per full-time teacher19.8county
Free lunch eligible78.2%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools4county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter12.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population21,984county
Land area in square miles1,151county
People per square mile of land19.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store5.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 20200.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Median age35.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.5%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States27.5%county
Second languages53.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents137county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in321county
Households that moved away404county
Average income of arriving households$47,215county
Average income of departing households$62,245county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F89 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing1 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

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 electricity42.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.7county
Landslide risk70.6county
Hail risk6.2county
Earthquake risk90.8county
Tornado risk9.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk65.4county
Winter weather risk1.6county
Strong wind risk4.0county
Wildfire risk89.1county

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 Colusa 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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