Shasta, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96087
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 600
- 3/sq mi
- $110,375
- Median income
- $359,500
- Median home value
- 27.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Shasta pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 25%
- 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 96087 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96087 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Shasta, Shasta County, California, home to just 600 residents across 200.0 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96087 skews affluent, with a median household income of $110,375 (9% above the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $61,538. Unemployment is 15.7%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $359,500 (53% below the average California ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 27.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96087 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 96087, Shasta, 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
600
Population
200.0
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96087?
50.4
Median Age
61.0%
Male
39.0%
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?
$110,375
Median Household Income
+9% vs state ZIP avg
$61,538
Per Capita Income
7.0%
Poverty Rate
15.7%
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
355housing units
355
Total Housing Units
311
Occupied Units
44
Vacant Units
2.89
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$359,500
Median Home Value
-53% vs state ZIP avg
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How have home values changed over time?
FHFA House Price Index, annual appreciation data based on repeat sales and appraisals
+10.4%
YoY Change (2021)
229
HPI Index (2000 = 100)
+129%
Total Change Since 2000
Home values in ZIP 96087 have increased 10.4% over the past year (2021). Since 2000, this ZIP has seen +129% cumulative appreciation.
| Year | Annual Change | HPI Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6.1% | 193 |
| 2018 | +0.6% | 194 |
| 2019 | +2.7% | 200 |
| 2020 | +3.6% | 207 |
| 2021 | +10.4% | 229 |
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index, All-Transactions, Five-Digit ZIP Codes (Developmental Index). Index base = 100 in year 2000. Data through 2021. ZIP codes with few transactions may show missing values.
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 96087, employing approximately 350 people with a combined annual payroll of $59,842,000.
7
Businesses
350
Employees
$59.8M
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 96087 vs 96033 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96033 | French Gulch, CA | 432 | 10.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96087, 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.