Shasta Lake, CA Population

Overview

10,399

Total Population

40.0

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,079

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Shasta Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Shasta Lake is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shasta Lake's population under 18 was 23.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shasta Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shasta Lake, 18.86% were under the age of 15, 18.48% aged 15 to 29, 43.13% aged 30 to 64, 17.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 more females than males in Shasta Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Shasta Lake, CA.
The Shasta Lake, CA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 508.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 546.

Shasta Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Shasta Lake population: 86.52% are White, 0.41% are Black or African American, 3.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.71% are Asian, 0.40% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.99% are some other race and 7.80% are multiracial.
Shasta Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,079 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,32 (89.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shasta Lake is White with a population of 8,997 (86.52% of the total population).

Shasta Lake's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 10,407 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Shasta Lake's population increased by 1,102 (12.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shasta Lake's population increased by 232 (2.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Shasta Lake's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,037.