Whitmore, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96096
Shasta County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 695
- 2/sq mi
- $64,444
- Median income
- $412,900
- Median home value
- 19.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Whitmore pairs a below-median household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 37th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 19%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96096 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96096 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Whitmore, Shasta County, California, home to just 695 residents across 289.6 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96096 reports a modest median household income of $64,444 (37% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $43,458. The poverty rate is 12.1%, with unemployment at 3.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $412,900 (47% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $1,200; owner occupancy is 87.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Shasta County, so 96096 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 96096, Whitmore, 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
695
Population
289.6
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96096?
59.6
Median Age
49.2%
Male
50.8%
Female
1.9%
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?
$64,444
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$43,458
Per Capita Income
12.1%
Poverty Rate
3.2%
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
352housing units
352
Total Housing Units
268
Occupied Units
84
Vacant Units
2.12
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$412,900
Median Home Value
-47% vs state ZIP avg
$1,200
Median Rent
1980
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 96096, employing approximately 47 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,390,000.
6
Businesses
47
Employees
$2.4M
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 96096 vs 96088 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96088 | Shingletown, CA | 4,506 | 9.6 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 96096, 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.