Paskenta, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96074
Tehama County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 260
- 1/sq mi
- $51,346
- Median income
- $177,100
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Paskenta pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 37th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96074 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96074 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Paskenta, Tehama County, California, home to just 260 residents across 260.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96074 reports a modest median household income of $51,346 (49% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $10,882. The poverty rate is 8.3%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $177,100 (77% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 79.6%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Tehama County, so 96074 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 96074, Paskenta, 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
260
Population
260.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96074?
35.2
Median Age
74.1%
Male
25.9%
Female
2.4%
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?
$51,346
Median Household Income
-49% vs state ZIP avg
$10,882
Per Capita Income
8.3%
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
70housing units
70
Total Housing Units
54
Occupied Units
16
Vacant Units
2.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$177,100
Median Home Value
-77% vs state ZIP avg
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 96074 vs 96029 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96029 | Flournoy, CA | 124 | 8.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96074, 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.