County profile
Shasta County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#388 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
53,944
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,508
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
181,648
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$72.6k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
23.8%±1.1%
Poverty rate
13.3%±1.2%
Business applications
2,122 · 2025
Retail establishments
618
34.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 care31%
Retail trade25%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support9%
Construction9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
181,648
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $61.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,628
International migration+1,264
Natural change−3,355
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.8B2019
$8.8B2020
$9.4B2021
$10.0B2022
$11.0B2023
$11.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$366.4k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±0.9%
Affordability
6.4× wages
Residential permits
$89.1M
254 units · 1.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 99Earthquake 97Volcanic 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4952016
5242017
5532018
5862019
6102020
6952021
7712022
7782023
7892024
7892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -31% since 20213682021
3752022
2082023
2462024
2542025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
22.6 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
22.9 km
UP
Nearest port
179.2 km
HUMBOLDT BAY HARBOR CRUISE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
35.5 km
REDDING RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$57.1k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Shasta?
Shasta's economy produced $11.9B in 2024, growing 7.5% year over year — faster than most 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.