Douglas City, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96024
Trinity County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,145
- 3/sq mi
- $43,750
- Median income
- $350,000
- Median home value
- 18.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Douglas City pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 26%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 66%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96024 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96024 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Douglas City, Trinity County, California, home to just 1,145 residents across 458.0 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96024 reports a modest median household income of $43,750 (57% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,631. The poverty rate is 28.6%, 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 $350,000 (55% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $947; owner occupancy is 65.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the California and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 96024.
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 96024, Douglas City, 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
1,145
Population
458.0
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96024?
42.8
Median Age
65.1%
Male
34.9%
Female
2.7%
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?
$43,750
Median Household Income
-57% vs state ZIP avg
$25,631
Per Capita Income
28.6%
Poverty Rate
2.1%
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
518housing units
518
Total Housing Units
394
Occupied Units
124
Vacant Units
2.75
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$350,000
Median Home Value
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$947
Median Rent
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 96024, employing approximately 30 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,009,000.
8
Businesses
30
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 4 | 50.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96024, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,145 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.