California · GEOID 06021

Glenn County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 28,494 · 11,073 housing units

Median household income

$67,139

State $102,676

Median home value

$352,400

State $795,381

Median gross rent

$1,120

State $2,063

Homeownership rate

61.2%

State 55.9%

Renter cost-burden rate

50.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

26.5%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.1%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

7.4%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

11.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

5.25

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Glenn County	California
Population	28,494	39,287,377
Population density (per sq. mi.)	21.69	—
Median household income	$67,139	$102,676
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$84,100	—
Households	9,810	—
Average household size	2.88 people	—
Owner-occupied	61.2%	55.9%
Renter-occupied	38.8%	44.1%
Race	55.3% White · 0.2% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Glenn County compared with California.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

15.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 37.1%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	14.9%	$44,500	$1,113	$134,625
1 earner	35.9%	$52,611	$1,315	$164,816
2 earners	37.2%	$101,492	$2,537	$346,768
3+ earners	11.9%	$139,145	$3,479	$486,925

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

9,810

Average size: 2.88 people

Households with children

2,905

29.6% of households

Per-capita income

$30,361

Poverty rate: 15.3%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

61.2% owner-occupied vs. state average 55.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 71.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 11.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

54.9% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,977.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $352,400.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,120.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,263 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 5.4% · For rent 24.6% · Seasonal 9.5% · Other 47.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

40.2% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 59.8% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.1%

120 units of 11,073 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

5.4%

601 units of 11,073 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$53,711

100% MHI$67,139

120% MHI$80,567

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Glenn County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$54,400	$62,200	$77,700
100% AMI	$58,870	$67,280	$84,100
120% AMI	$70,650	$80,750	$100,900

HUD FMR Area: Glenn County, CA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

50.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (30.0% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

26.5% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Glenn County.

Covered employment

8,795

Across 19 sectors

Establishments

1,324

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$55,461

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	2,285	$52,893	$165,866	−$186,534	$1,322
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	1,046	$69,450	$227,497	−$124,903	$1,736
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	957	$36,313	$104,150	−$248,250	$908
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	859	$56,833	$180,532	−$171,868	$1,421
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	736	$70,875	$232,801	−$119,599	$1,772
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	713	$26,583	$67,931	−$284,469	$665
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	546	$58,223	$185,706	−$166,694	$1,456
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	321	$73,565	$242,814	−$109,586	$1,839
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	293	$58,520	$186,812	−$165,588	$1,463
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	249	$87,232	$293,688	−$58,712	$2,181
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	141	$46,019	$140,279	−$212,121	$1,150
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	130	$51,731	$161,541	−$190,859	$1,293
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	120	$63,516	$205,409	−$146,991	$1,588
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	116	$70,169	$230,173	−$122,227	$1,754
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	109	$70,313	$230,709	−$121,691	$1,758
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	85	$34,356	$96,865	−$255,535	$859
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	39	$94,424	$320,459	−$31,941	$2,361
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	37	$42,929	$128,777	−$223,623	$1,073
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	13	$37,084	$107,020	−$245,380	$927

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	1,071	$56,121	$177,882	−$174,518	$1,403
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	859	$56,833	$180,532	−$171,868	$1,421
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	838	$51,389	$160,268	−$192,132	$1,285
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	546	$26,785	$68,683	−$283,717	$670
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	491	$70,161	$230,144	−$122,256	$1,754
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	386	$67,255	$219,326	−$133,074	$1,681
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	336	$56,446	$179,092	−$173,308	$1,411
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	277	$33,558	$93,895	−$258,505	$839
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	275	$56,929	$180,890	−$171,510	$1,423
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	251	$71,863	$236,479	−$115,921	$1,797
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	249	$87,232	$293,688	−$58,712	$2,181
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	231	$27,786	$72,409	−$279,991	$695
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	219	$54,938	$173,478	−$178,922	$1,373
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	186	$55,977	$177,346	−$175,054	$1,399
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	167	$25,924	$65,478	−$286,922	$648
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	160	$86,215	$289,902	−$62,498	$2,155
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	158	$55,139	$174,227	−$178,173	$1,378
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	146	$34,333	$96,780	−$255,620	$858
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	130	$51,731	$161,541	−$190,859	$1,293
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	122	$91,601	$309,950	−$42,450	$2,290
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	93	$70,240	$230,438	−$121,962	$1,756
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	80	$56,712	$180,082	−$172,318	$1,418
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	74	$70,386	$230,981	−$121,419	$1,760
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	68	$36,540	$104,995	−$247,405	$914
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	58	$89,910	$303,656	−$48,744	$2,248
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	51	$44,497	$134,613	−$217,787	$1,112
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	48	$74,465	$246,164	−$106,236	$1,862
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	47	$52,907	$165,918	−$186,482	$1,323
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	45	$68,856	$225,286	−$127,114	$1,721
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	43	$58,569	$186,994	−$165,406	$1,464
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	42	$63,136	$203,994	−$148,406	$1,578
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	33	$46,248	$141,131	−$211,269	$1,156
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	28	$20,861	$46,632	−$305,768	$522
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	27	$40,356	$119,199	−$233,201	$1,009
NAICS 711 Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries NAICS 711	8	$30,947	$84,176	−$268,224	$774
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	8	$47,242	$144,831	−$207,569	$1,181
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	1	$96,852	$329,496	−$22,904	$2,421

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	3,040	—	—	$18.69	$38,880	$113,705	$972
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	1,410	—	—	$18.89	$39,280	$115,194	$982
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023	2,470	—	—	$19.52	$40,590	$120,070	$1,015
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	550	—	—	$20.34	$42,310	$126,473	$1,058
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,310	—	—	$21.32	$44,340	$134,029	$1,109
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,980	—	—	$21.44	$44,600	$134,997	$1,115
Tellers SOC 43-3071	220	—	—	$21.83	$45,400	$137,975	$1,135
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131	670	—	—	$23.75	$49,390	$152,827	$1,235
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	2,080	—	—	$23.87	$49,640	$153,757	$1,241
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,420	—	—	$26.08	$54,250	$170,917	$1,356
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,670	—	—	$28.20	$58,660	$187,333	$1,467
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	900	—	—	$29.74	$61,860	$199,244	$1,547
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	1,020	—	—	$31.52	$65,570	$213,054	$1,639
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	210	—	—	$35.86	$74,590	$246,630	$1,865
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	820	—	—	$35.93	$74,740	$247,188	$1,869
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	100	—	—	$36.96	$76,880	$255,154	$1,922
Electricians SOC 47-2111	550	—	—	$38.59	$80,270	$267,773	$2,007
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,830	—	—	—	$87,920	$296,249	$2,198
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	730	—	—	$50.07	$104,140	$356,625	$2,604
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,610	—	—	$65.01	$135,220	$472,315	$3,381

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 06021 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.