County profile
Plumas County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#1524 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,857
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
609
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,583
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$66.0k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
22.5%±3.0%
Poverty rate
10.6%±2.8%
Business applications
187 · 2025
Retail establishments
85
45.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1California-Engels Mining CompanyBasic Materials$77.4k64C2Tonopah Divide Mining Co.Basic Materials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care29%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing16%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction13%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,583
residents · 2025 · -5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $71.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−723
International migration+110
Natural change−543
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.1B2019
$966.5M2020
$981.7M2021
$1.1B2022
$1.3B2023
$1.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$360.2k±$19.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$85/mo
Vacancy rate
46.0%±2.3%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$7.4M
44 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 99Earthquake 92Volcanic 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3942016
4212017
4412018
4712019
4862020
5362021
6342022
6402023
6012024
6772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 2021542021
602022
952023
392024
442025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
78.0 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
6.1 km
UP
Nearest port
168.3 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
90.1 km
CHICO RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.2k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Plumas?
Plumas's economy produced $1.5B in 2024, growing 10.5% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.