Tulelake, CA · standard
ZIP Code 96134
Siskiyou County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,512
- 3/sq mi
- $49,674
- Median income
- $200,000
- Median home value
- 15.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Tulelake pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 43rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 96134 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 96134 covers 866.2 square miles in Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,512 residents on file, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 96134 reports a modest median household income of $49,674 (51% below the average California ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,840. The poverty rate is 16.8%, with unemployment at 9.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $200,000 (74% below the average California ZIP), and median rent is $833; owner occupancy is 74.6%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39, and the average commute is 28 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the California and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 96134.
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 96134, Tulelake, 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
2,512
Population
866.2
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 96134?
39.0
Median Age
50.9%
Male
49.1%
Female
12.4%
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?
$49,674
Median Household Income
-51% vs state ZIP avg
$28,840
Per Capita Income
16.8%
Poverty Rate
9.8%
Unemployment Rate
27.6 min
Mean Commute Time
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
1,041housing units
1,041
Total Housing Units
812
Occupied Units
229
Vacant Units
2.76
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$200,000
Median Home Value
-74% vs state ZIP avg
$833
Median Rent
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 96134, employing approximately 156 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,206,000.
20
Businesses
156
Employees
$9.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 15.0% |
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 96134, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (2,512 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.