Cassel, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96016
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 366
- 3/sq mi
- $54,526
- Median income
- $316,100
- Median home value
- 23.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cassel pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 31%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96016 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96016 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Cassel, Shasta County, California, home to just 366 residents across 107.6 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96016 reports a modest median household income of $54,526 (46% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,364. Unemployment is 23.8%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $316,100 (59% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 66.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96016 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 96016, Cassel, 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
366
Population
107.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96016?
66.8
Median Age
42.5%
Male
57.5%
Female
17.1%
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?
$54,526
Median Household Income
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$31,364
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
23.8%
Unemployment Rate
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
196housing units
196
Total Housing Units
113
Occupied Units
83
Vacant Units
1.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$316,100
Median Home Value
-59% vs state ZIP avg
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 96016, employing approximately 40 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,320,000.
6
Businesses
40
Employees
$2.3M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 96016 vs 96028 →
ZIP 96016 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 96028
Fall River Mills (96028)
1,464 residents
- 96016 366
Cassel (96016)
366 residents
- 96040 341
Hat Creek (96040)
341 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 96016 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96016, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.