Klamath River, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96050
Siskiyou County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 414
- 1/sq mi
- $40,909
- Median income
- $283,300
- Median home value
- 22.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Klamath River pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 36%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96050 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96050 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Klamath River, Siskiyou County, California, home to just 414 residents across 690.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96050 reports a modest median household income of $40,909 (60% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,000. The poverty rate is 20.8%, 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 $283,300 (63% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $625; owner occupancy is 86.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.7, 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 96050.
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 96050, Klamath River, 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
414
Population
690.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96050?
63.7
Median Age
51.1%
Male
48.9%
Female
7.7%
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?
$40,909
Median Household Income
-60% vs state ZIP avg
$29,000
Per Capita Income
20.8%
Poverty Rate
9.1%
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
247housing units
247
Total Housing Units
218
Occupied Units
29
Vacant Units
1.89
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$283,300
Median Home Value
-63% vs state ZIP avg
$625
Median Rent
1979
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 96050, employing approximately 70 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,545,000.
6
Businesses
70
Employees
$4.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 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 96050, 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.