Litchfield, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96117
Lassen County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 405
- 1/sq mi
- $104,583
- Median income
- $305,000
- Median home value
- 20.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Litchfield pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- Top 16%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 33%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 55%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96117 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96117 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Litchfield, Lassen County, California, home to just 405 residents across 810.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96117 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $104,583 (3% above the California average), while per-capita income is $25,792. Poverty here runs at 12.3%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $305,000 (61% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 55.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 14.1, and the average commute is -. Compare these figures to the California and national benchmarks above rather than reading 96117's numbers in isolation.
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 96117, Litchfield, 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
405
Population
810.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96117?
14.1
Median Age
43.3%
Male
56.7%
Female
0.0%
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?
$104,583
Median Household Income
+3% vs state
$25,792
Per Capita Income
12.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 96117 ranks nationally
Litchfield, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$104,583 Top 16% higher than 84% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
134
Total Housing Units
69
Occupied Units
65
Vacant Units
3.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$305,000
Median Home Value
-61% vs state
1969
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
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