Trinity County, California

Trinity County has a population of 15,860 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $325,800, about 6.2 times the county's median household income of $53,002.

Home price
$325,800
Income
$53,002
Population
15,860
Unemployment
8.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$325,800county
Median gross rent$1,073county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198058.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use21.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,789(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,202county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,636county
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$53,002county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%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 home21.3%county
Unemployment rate8.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed22.5%county
Share of workers employed by government26.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$37,722county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%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 time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport88676county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths50.4county
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 higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment1461county
Students per full-time teacher18.3county
Free lunch eligible65.4%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools0county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter10.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population15,860county
Land area in square miles3,179county
People per square mile of land5.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store21.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract56.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age54.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.2%county
Share of households that are one person40.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages6.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls16.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents143county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in232county
Households that moved away236county
Average income of arriving households$56,578county
Average income of departing households$50,085county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year33county
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 temperature55°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.5 incounty
Annual snowfall1.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

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 electricity32.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.6%county
Homes heated by propane12.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.2%county
Homes heated by wood43.6%county
Households with broadband81.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk79.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk98.7county
Hail risk5.3county
Earthquake risk85.0county
Tornado risk4.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.8county
Winter weather risk7.8county
Strong wind risk1.5county
Wildfire risk98.5county

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 Trinity 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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