Demographics of Del Norte County, California

Del Norte County, California had 26,410 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,209 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Del Norte County, in four figures

26,410
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,209 people.; 39.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,058 ±$6,573
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Del Norte County, California's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Del Norte County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Del Norte County, California's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Del Norte County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,619	100.0	100.0
2021	27,549	99.7	100.2
2022	26,694	96.7	100.7
2023	26,520	96.0	101.6
2024	26,959	97.6	102.5
2025	26,410	95.6	103.1

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Population of Del Norte County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,619	−130	−5	0	−108
2021	27,549	−70	−98	+11	−2
2022	26,694	−855	−133	+3	−782
2023	26,520	−174	−102	−3	−61
2024	26,959	+439	−133	−3	+568
2025	26,410	−549	−157	−20	−370

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±1.0: for men 38.3 ±0.9 and for women 42.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Del Norte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,349 ±86	5.0% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,308 ±430	15.9% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,634 ±268	6.0% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,595 ±441	28.0% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,669 ±431	24.6% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,552 ±465	20.5% ±1.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,058 ±$6,573, and income per person $31,028 ±$1,826, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Del Norte County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,812 ±328	19.0% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,752 ±319	18.4% ±3.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,572 ±235	16.5% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,146 ±233	12.0% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,691 ±301	17.8% ±3.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,022 ±268	10.7% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	527 ±160	5.5% ±1.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Del Norte County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,204 ±603	12.9% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	820 ±233	14.8% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,437 ±306	12.2% ±2.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	947 ±228	12.8% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Del Norte County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Del Norte County	California	United States
Housing units	11,230 ±40	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±2.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±2.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.1% ±2.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.9% ±3.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$342,000 ±$17,032	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,233 ±$64	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Del Norte County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,396 ±0	19.9% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,229 ±265	59.9% ±1.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	682 ±106	2.5% ±0.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	873 ±198	3.2% ±0.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,400 ±224	5.2% ±0.8	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	32 to 226	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	133 to 539	0.5% to 2.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,062 ±364	7.6% ±1.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Del Norte County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	18,744 ±710	69.1% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,257 ±595	23.1% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±122	0.9% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,851 ±336	6.8% ±1.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	966 ±247	3.6% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	885 ±300	3.3% ±1.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Del Norte County among the counties of California

49th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Del Norte County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Calaveras County	46,605	+2.8%
Siskiyou County	42,013	−4.5%
Amador County	41,876	+3.2%
Glenn County	28,141	−2.6%
Lassen County	28,117	−13.1%
Del Norte County	26,410	−4.4%
Colusa County	21,836	−0.1%
Plumas County	18,583	−5.9%
Inyo County	18,158	−4.4%
Mariposa County	16,918	−1.2%
Trinity County	15,720	−2.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026