Population 1,013 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gas Point
Household size in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.00 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.72 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.38 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.93 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.07 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Gas Point is a place of big households: 2.93 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. The picture is much the same across California.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.1 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.5 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 50.9 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.2 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.9 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Gas Point is 38.2 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. That is in line with the rest of California. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 40.1, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.0% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Gas Point than nationally: 9.2%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Gas Point
Renters in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.9% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.8% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 3.9% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −20.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 3.9% of households in Gas Point rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 29.5% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.4% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 16.7% of the housing in Gas Point, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Gas Point are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1986, versus 1980 across the U.S.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $857 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $863 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $943 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,320 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$463 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Gas Point runs $1,320 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 47.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Gas Point
Bachelor's degrees in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 24.5% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +9.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Gas Point have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 24.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.0% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.1% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.9% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.0% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Gas Point have finished high school as nationally: 89.0%, against 89.3%. The rate is higher than in California as a whole (84.2%).
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Gas Point
| Period | Gas Point | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.2% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.2% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | +3.0 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Gas Point: 14.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Gas Point compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Point | 2.93 | 38.2 | 9.2% | 3.9% | 16.7% | 1986 | $1,320 | 24.5% | 89.0% | 14.2% |
| Hooker | 2.62 | 50.3 | 7.4% | 21.7% | 11.2% | 1984 | $1,337 | 14.9% | 90.3% | 8.5% |
| Cottonwood | 2.86 | 42.7 | 7.7% | 24.0% | 7.8% | 1985 | $1,415 | 20.9% | 88.8% | 7.4% |
| Olinda | 2.68 | 44.3 | 12.3% | 19.3% | 14.9% | 1983 | $1,093 | 16.4% | 87.6% | 6.4% |
| Anderson | 2.56 | 40.9 | 13.0% | 30.0% | 8.8% | 1982 | $1,052 | 15.1% | 86.7% | 7.3% |
| Red Bluff | 2.59 | 40.7 | 16.3% | 38.5% | 9.8% | 1977 | $1,237 | 17.4% | 88.1% | 5.7% |
| Balls Ferry | 2.24 | 52.2 | 6.3% | 28.2% | 7.6% | 1972 | $1,099 | 12.9% | 83.5% | 6.8% |
| Igo | 2.83 | 45.2 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 23.7% | 1986 | $1,507 | 29.7% | 93.0% | 7.4% |
| Ono | 2.70 | 45.7 | 6.8% | 10.3% | 21.7% | 1989 | $1,579 | 35.8% | 93.6% | 11.5% |
| Red Bank | 2.62 | 42.9 | 7.7% | 15.9% | 13.5% | 1991 | $970 | 26.7% | 92.3% | 5.1% |
| Shasta | 2.76 | 47.4 | 5.2% | 7.2% | 19.3% | 1986 | $1,278 | 30.5% | 95.5% | 14.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Gas Point. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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