Forest Ranch, CA · standard
ZIP Code 95942
Butte County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,301
- 9/sq mi
- $116,400
- Median income
- $448,000
- Median home value
- 26.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Forest Ranch pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 16%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 97%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 95942 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 95942 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Forest Ranch, Butte County, California, home to just 1,301 residents across 144.6 square miles, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 95942 skews affluent, with a median household income of $116,400 (14% above the California average), while per-capita income is $43,995. The poverty rate stands at 3.9% and the unemployment rate at 3.8%. Housing costs here run $448,000 for a typical home value (42% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 97.3% of homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 2 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 95942, plus 6 more within Butte County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 95942, Forest Ranch, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,301
Population
144.6
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 95942?
44.0
Median Age
53.8%
Male
46.2%
Female
4.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$116,400
Median Household Income
+14% vs state
$43,995
Per Capita Income
3.9%
Poverty Rate
3.8%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 95942 ranks nationally
Forest Ranch, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$116,400 Top 11% higher than 89% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
1,075
Total Housing Units
782
Occupied Units
293
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$448,000
Median Home Value
-42% vs state
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How have home values changed over time?
FHFA House Price Index, annual appreciation data based on repeat sales and appraisals
+3.3%
YoY Change (2024)
222
HPI Index (2000 = 100)
+122%
Total Change Since 2000
Home values in ZIP 95942 have increased 3.3% over the past year (2024). Since 2000, this ZIP has seen +122% cumulative appreciation.
| Year | Annual Change | HPI Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.2% | 193 |
| 2021 | +7.0% | 207 |
| 2022 | +7.9% | 223 |
| 2023 | -3.4% | 215 |
| 2024 | +3.3% | 222 |
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, All-Transactions, Five-Digit ZIP Codes (Developmental Index). Index base = 100 in year 2000. Data through 2024. ZIP codes with few transactions may show missing values.
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 95942, employing approximately 101 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,361,000.
19
Businesses
101
Employees
$4.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6 | 31.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 95942 vs 95954 →
ZIP 95942 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 95954
Magalia (95954)
12,251 residents
- 95942 1,301
Forest Ranch (95942)
1,301 residents
- 95978 143
Stirling City (95978)
143 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 95942 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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