Castella, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96017
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 171
- 1/sq mi
- $48,500
- Median income
- $280,000
- Median home value
- 36.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Castella pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 37%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96017 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96017 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Castella, Shasta County, California, home to just 171 residents across 342.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96017 reports a modest median household income of $48,500 (52% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,970. The poverty rate is 21.3%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $280,000 (64% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $1,018; owner occupancy is 68.6%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 68.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96017 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 96017, Castella, 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
171
Population
342.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96017?
68.2
Median Age
54.9%
Male
45.1%
Female
10.7%
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?
$48,500
Median Household Income
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$34,970
Per Capita Income
21.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
187housing units
187
Total Housing Units
70
Occupied Units
117
Vacant Units
1.74
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$280,000
Median Home Value
-64% vs state ZIP avg
$1,018
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 96017 vs 96025 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96025 | Dunsmuir, CA | 2,310 | 6.7 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96017, 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.