Demographics of Yreka city, California

Yreka city, California had 7,714 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −96 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yreka city, in four figures

7,714
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,820 ±66.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −96 people.; 39.6 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,982 ±$10,701
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Yreka city, California's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yreka city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Yreka city, California's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yreka city, 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	7,810	100.0	100.0
2021	7,874	100.8	100.2
2022	7,849	100.5	100.7
2023	7,762	99.4	101.6
2024	7,729	99.0	102.5
2025	7,714	98.8	103.1

Population of Yreka city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,810	—
2021	7,874	+64
2022	7,849	−25
2023	7,762	−87
2024	7,729	−33
2025	7,714	−15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±3.4: for men 40.0 ±3.9 and for women 39.4 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yreka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	434 ±148	5.5% ±1.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,533 ±309	19.6% ±3.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	578 ±174	7.4% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,865 ±334	23.8% ±4.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,480 ±242	18.9% ±3.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,930 ±299	24.7% ±3.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,982 ±$10,701, and income per person $32,549 ±$4,229, 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 Yreka city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,118 ±246	32.2% ±6.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	702 ±176	20.2% ±4.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	545 ±169	15.7% ±4.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	100 to 318	2.9% to 9.1%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	492 ±172	14.2% ±4.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	196 ±92	5.7% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	51 to 363	1.5% to 10.4%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Yreka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,312 ±473	17.0% ±6.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	501 ±231	26.0% ±10.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	491 ±191	14.3% ±5.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	320 ±124	13.7% ±4.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yreka city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yreka city	California	United States
Housing units	3,697 ±273	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±9.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.3% to 10.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.5% ±6.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.5% ±5.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$263,200 ±$23,372	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$987 ±$79	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Yreka city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,153 ±289	14.7% ±3.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,769 ±302	73.8% ±3.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 261	0.2% to 3.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.7%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	300 ±122	3.8% ±1.6	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	418 ±178	5.3% ±2.3	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 Yreka city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,307 ±385	67.9% ±4.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,275 ±370	29.1% ±4.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 40	0% to 0.5%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	99 to 339	1.3% to 4.3%	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	80 to 316	1.0% to 4.0%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 50	0% to 0.6%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Yreka city among the places of California

546th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Yreka city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bermuda Dunes CDP	7,971 ±734
Gold River CDP	7,924 ±892
South San Gabriel CDP	7,923 ±1,207
California Polytechnic State University CDP	7,915 ±226
Acton CDP	7,880 ±934
Yreka city	7,820 ±66
Westlake Village city	7,743 ±39
Thousand Palms CDP	7,720 ±1,609
Woodlake city	7,702 ±21
Hughson city	7,648 ±26
Homeland CDP	7,584 ±1,776

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 99 Places in California by median age
No. 264 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 365 Places in California by per capita income
No. 445 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 552 Places in California by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026