Alturas, CA Demographic Data
Alturas, CA Summary
Alturas is located in Modoc County in California
- Population: 2,792
- Area: 2.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.44 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,140.05 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,370.08 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Alturas, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,340
51%
50.8
Male
1,276
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,616
323,128,000
Alturas, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
164
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
163
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
171
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
108
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
96
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
345
13.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
306
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
388
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
170
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
255
9.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
258
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
163
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,010
76.8%
77.2
Female
1,101
54.8%
51.3
Male
909
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,010
76.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
630
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
450
17.2%
15.2
Female
205
45.6%
55.8
Male
245
54.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Alturas, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,595
99.2%
96.8
White
2,510
95.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
65
2.5%
0.8
Asian
14
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
12
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
6
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
306
11.7%
17.8
Mexican
250
9.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
45
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,310
88.3%
82.2
Alturas, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
77
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
203
10.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
529
27.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
666
34.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
130
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
267
13.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
42
2.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
280
14.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,634
85.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
309
16.1%
31.2
Alturas, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
478
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
977
46.1%
47.5
Divorced
434
20.5%
11.0%
Separated
8
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
221
10.4
5.8%
Alturas, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,307
94.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
145
5.9%
21.6%
Spanish
131
5.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Alturas, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
231
17.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
114
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
165
12.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
261
19.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
180
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
214
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
122
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
43
3.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
29,839
57,617
Per capita income
19,618
31,128
Alturas, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
117
10.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
103
9.4%
9.8
Construction
45
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
269
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
1.4%
6.6
Information
37
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
18
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
62
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
113
10.3%
4.6
Retail trade
171
15.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
36
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
65
6.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
105
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
348
31.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
101
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
321
29.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
217
19.9%
18.1%
Alturas, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,072
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
853
79.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
109
10.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
30
2.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
80
7.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
9.4
26.6
Alturas, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
83
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
492
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
505
38.0%
37.1
3 or more
250
18.8%
21.0
Alturas, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,330
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
825
62.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
505
38.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
196
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Alturas, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,526
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
44
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
79
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
441
28.9%
16.5
5 rooms
356
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
303
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
147
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
61
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
95
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Alturas, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,526
1-unit, detached
1,343
88.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.5%
5.9
2-units
7
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
29
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
70
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
22
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
9
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
38
2.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Alturas, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
534
35.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
84
5.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
199
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
128
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
403
26.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
83
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
61
4.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
34
2.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Alturas, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
18
1.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
115
8.6%
4.7
Electricity
238
17.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
412
31.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
11
0.8%
0.1
Wood
488
36.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
48
3.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Alturas, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
491
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
22
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
22
4.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
5.7%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
134
27.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
285
58.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
107
21.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
11.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
2.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
45
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
268
54.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alturas, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
505
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
85
16.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
420
83.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
759
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
38
7.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
89
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
5.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
83
16.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
222
44.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Alturas, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
825
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
195
23.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
288
34.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
80
9.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
176
21.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
40
4.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
3.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
1.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,300
205,000