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SHASTA COUNTY
ECONOMIC DASHBOARD
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QUALITY OF LIFE

Understanding quality of life through the lens of housing and impacts on daily life.

Whether it’s access to housing, income, or even time spent commuting to work, a snapshot of Shasta County’s quality of life can in part be measured by indicators of these living standards.

Average annual wages track the ability of local households to afford the costs of living, while commute time to work assesses employees’ day-to-day travel burden for earning income relative to the rest of the state.

The current living conditions of Shasta County residents can also be gleaned from the health of the housing market–evidenced by the overall percent of homeowners, the cost of buying or selling a home especially when compared to other areas in California, and the attractiveness of the area as reflected in the number of airport passengers traveling in and out of Shasta County.

Zillow Home Value Index: Single Family Homes
June 2024

$377.4k
$4.5k from June 2023
15th out of 58 Counties

Home Price vs. CA Avg.
Q4 2023

-55.3%
-0.3 from Q4 2022
14th out of 58 Counties

Average Annual Wage
Q1 2024

$56.9k
$1.3k from Q1 2023
36th out of 58 Counties

Commute Time to Work
2022

17.0%
of workers commuting 30min+ (one way)
-1 from 2021
2nd out of 58 Counties

Airport Passengers
Q1 2024

38.9k
2.8k from Q1 2023

Owner Occupied Housing
2022

65.1%
0.6 from 2021
24th out of 58 Counties
LOCAL INDUSTRY

The top local industries powering Shasta County's economy and jobs.

The data tracks six core industry clusters shaping the future of the Shasta economy. These include traditional industries such as Forestry and Forestry Products and Travel and Tourism that have long been a major source of jobs in the region, emerging clusters such as Manufacturing and Engineering and Design for which Shasta County offers strong competitive advantages missing from many urban centers in the state, and core services of Retail Trade and Health Care for which Shasta serves as a regional center for neighboring counties as well.

Travel and Tourism
Q1 2024

7,252
No. of Employees
-42 from Q4 2022
515
No. of Establishments
$28,843
Avg. Annual Wage*
$1.3k from Q4 2022

Health Care
Q1 2024

11,931
No. of Employees
610
No. of Establishments
$67,912
Avg. Annual Wage*

Retail Trade
Q1 2024

11,415
No. of Employees
-366 from Q4 2022
1,027
No. of Establishments
$40,973
Avg. Annual Wage*
$-173 from Q4 2022

Forestry and Forest Products
Q1 2024

1,423
No. of Employees
281 from Q4 2022
82
No. of Establishments
$88,036
Avg. Annual Wage*
$12.3k from Q4 2022

Manufacturing
Q1 2024

2,760
No. of Employees
-75 from Q4 2022
149
No. of Establishments
$83,918
Avg. Annual Wage*

Engineering and Design
Q1 2024

4,658
No. of Employees
-296 from Q4 2022
751
No. of Establishments
$65,971
Avg. Annual Wage*
$-13.9k from Q4 2022
PRODUCTIVITY

Tracking Shasta County's economic progress and its potential for future growth.

Shasta County’s overall productivity can be measured across several indicators: Gross Regional measuring the overall size of the local economy, the trend in the number of local establishments, and unemployment rate indicating the ability of local employers to provide jobs to the population.

Future growth depends heavily on the availability of trained and ready workers, as indicated by trends in the Labor Force and overall Labor Force Participation Rate.

Residential permits tracks progress in meeting the housing needs for the local population and future workers, especially compared to other areas of the state where housing shortages are a growing competitive disadvantage.

Gross Regional Product
2022

$9.9bil
$600.7mil from 2021
31st out of 58 Counties

Unemployment Rate
Aug 2024

5.7%
0.5 from Aug 2023
31st out of 58 Counties

Labor Force
Aug 2024

76.2k
4.8k from Aug 2023
31st out of 58 Counties

Number of establishments
Q1 2024

8.7k
586 from Q1 2023
28th out of 58 Counties

Non-residential
permits
Q1 2024

$5.9mil
$-24.2mil from Q1 2023
34th out of 58 Counties

Labor Force Participation
Aug 2024

52.2%
3.4 from Aug 2023
45th out of 58 Counties
WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS

How Shasta County's students are being prepared for a brighter future and how workers critical to the county's economic future are being trained.

Shasta County’s preparedness in developing California’s future workforce can be understood in part by measuring K-12 academic performance and college completion rates.

Beginning with proficiency in core subject areas, English and Math, you can gain a snapshot of students’ academic progress and their paths to success as measured by high school students’ eligibility to enroll in a University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) institution. Lastly, overall high school dropout rates round out a composite view of students’ likelihood to be prepared for the jobs market.

For students who enter college, a final measure of workforce preparedness is understanding the percent of adults, over 25, who have completed at least some college or received a bachelor's degree.

K-12 Proficiency: Math
2022

35.0%
-1 from 2021
14th out of 58 Counties

K-12 Proficiency: English
2022

46.0%
-2 from 2021
17th out of 58 Counties

UC/CSU Eligible High School Graduates
2022

34.0%
-2 from 2021
35th out of 58 Counties

Age 25+ Share: Some College (ACS 5yr)
2022

43.4%
no change
3rd out of 58 Counties

Age 25+ Share: Bachelor’s (ACS 5yr)
2022

22.8%
0.2 from 2021
35th out of 58 Counties

High School Dropout Rate
2022

7.0%
1 from 2021
26th out of 58 Counties