CA County Profiles - Lassen

LASSEN COUNTY
Population
Land area (acres):2,916,790 Cities1-1-95
LASSEN28,700
Population, 7-1-9429,400 Susanville12,550 Susanville11,750
Percent of California0.1 Unincorporated17,200 Unincorporated16,950
Population, 1-1-9529,800
1-1-95
Population in households24,879
Population/household2.708
EDUCATION1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 ***12.9 Spending on education:
School districts*31.2
Enrollment, Fall 1994 Community colleges**12.0
Kindergarten-125,622
* Not including community college districts.
Enrollment, Fall 1987** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
College/University*** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
Community colleges2,008 basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENTTotal employment, 199310,951 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 199411,720 Percent of California0.1
Civilian employment10,470 Wage and salary8,552 1-4355
Unemployment1,250 Proprietors2,399 5-9111
Unemployment rate 10.7 Farm404 10-1955
Non-Farm1,995 20-4931
Nonagricultural wage & salary50-996
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 8,370 Farm592 100-2494
Percent of California0.1 Agricultural services(D)250-499--
Construction/mining410 Mining(D)500-999--
Manufacturing660 Construction505 1000 +--
Transportation-utility260 Manufacturing(D) Total562
Trade1,470 Transportation-utility404 Check:
Finance-insurance-Wholesale trade229 0
real estate180 Retail trade1,903
Services1,230 Finance, insurance,
Federal government1,180 real estate492
State-local government2,980 Services2,081
Federal civilian966


(D) Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information.Military425
Totals may not add due to rounding.State and local2,322


INCOME AND SALES19791989

Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.)405.2 Median family income, Census17,563 31,803
Percent of California0.1 Median household income, Census15,595 26,764
Per capita income, 199314,346
Percent of California65.5 19931994

Avg. earnings per job, 199323,901 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.)170.9 185.1
Avg. wages per job, 199323,992 Percent of California0.1 0.1
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales113.7 119.7
proprietor, 199314,495


HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION4-1-901-1-95Valuation
Units($ mill.)
Housing stock10,358 11,047 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California0.1 0.1 Total75 $11.1
Single family6,854 7,261 Percent of California0.1 0.1
Multiple family941 1,119 Single family67 8.1
Mobile homes, trailers, etc.2,563 2,667 Multi-family8 0.8
Vacancy rate (percent):17.5 16.8
Nonresidential permits--$1.9
* Less than 5/100th of a percent. Percent of California*