Editing Weed, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 2739
|1960= 3223
|1970= 2983
|1980= 2879
|1990= 3062
|2000= 2978
|2010= 2967
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 2574
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-06.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=November 10, 2021}}</ref>
|2020=2862}}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0683850|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715051401/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0683850|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Weed city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Weed had a population of 2,967. The population density was {{convert|618.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Weed was 2,221 (74.9 percent) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 206 (6.9 percent) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 70 (2.4 percent) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 121 (4.1 percent) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 27 (0.9 percent) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 132 (4.4 percent) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 190 (6.4 percent) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 475 persons (16.0 percent).

The census reported that 2,820 people (95.0 percent of the population) lived in households, 101 (3.4 percent) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 46 (1.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,131 households, out of which 385 (34 percent) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 447 (39.5 percent) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 188 (16.6 percent) had a female householder with no husband present, 81 (7.2 percent) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 103 (9.1 percent) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 2 (0.2 percent) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. Three hundred-eleven households (27.5 percent) were made up of individuals, and 125 (11.1 percent) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49. There were 716 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (63.3 percent of all households); the average family size was 3.02.

The population was spread out, with 735 people (24.8 percent) under the age of 18, 460 people (15.5 percent) aged 18 to 24, 660 people (22.2 percent) aged 25 to 44, 698 people (23.5 percent) aged 45 to 64, and 414 people (14 percent) who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100 males.

There were 1,273 housing units at an average density of {{convert|265.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 543 (48 percent) were owner-occupied, and 588 (52 percent) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8 percent. Forty-three percent of the population (1,275 persons) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,545 people (52.1 percent) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
As of the [[United States 2000 Census|census]] of 2000, there were 2,978 people, 1,184 households, and 747 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was 613.4 people per square mile (237.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,293 housing units at an average density of 266.3 per square mile (102.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the city was 73.27 percent [[Race (U.S. Census)|white]], 9.27 percent [[Race (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.95 percent [[Race (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.57 percent [[Race (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.47 percent [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.51 percent from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.97 percent from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race made up 12.76 percent of the population.

The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 25. The number of murders and homicides was one. The violent crime rate was 8.5 per 1,000 people.

[[Image:Weed, California, USA 001.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|One of Weed's main streets]]
In the city, age distribution was spread out, with 25.6 percent under the age of 18, 14.4 percent from 18 to 24, 22.6 percent from 25 to 44, 20.2 percent from 45 to 64, and 17.2 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $23,333, and the median income for a family was $32,197. Males had a median income of $29,052 versus $21,894 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,434. Below the [[poverty line]]: 23.9 percent of the population and 17.2 percent of families. Of the total population, 30.9 percent of those under the age of 18 and 4.9 percent of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Traffic: The average commute time for Weed workers is 12 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Housing: Median rent in Weed, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $348. Monthly mortgages were $676. Average monthly rent in all of California is $1341.

Education: seven percent of Weed residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

Of the population 84.97 percent spoke English as their primary language, while 15.02 percent did not; of those 9.87 percent speak Spanish, 2.90 speak Italian, and 2.23 percent speak Laotian. One hundred percent of the population speaks English.<ref name="mla">{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=6&place_id=83850&cty_id= |work=Census 2005 |title=Weed, California |access-date=January 15, 2009}}</ref>

===Ethnic migration===

Weed's historic [[lumber]] industry and manufacturing facilities made it a magnet for ethnic minority migration, that may not have otherwise been the case in this region of the country. A large number of Italian immigrants migrated to Weed, and other towns in southern Siskiyou County at the turn of the 20th century. While immigrants were a source of labor for the region, they were not always well treated, in fact in 1909 complaints from workers in the lumber industry reached the Italian consul.<ref>Roediger, David R. "Working Toward Whiteness" p. 47</ref> However, in time the Italian population came to be a cornerstone of Weed civic life.  Many streets in the early Italian neighborhood bear names of Italian cities, such as Rome, Genoa, Como, and Venice. Annually since 1954, Weed has held the Weed Italian Carnevale in June or July, although recently dropping "Italian" from its name while maintaining the Italian spelling of carnival and the traditional [[bocce]] ball tournaments.<ref>{{cite web |title=54th Annual Weed Carnevale — July 10-13, 2008 |url=http://www.weedchamber.com/chamber/carnevale.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906132025/http://www.weedchamber.com/chamber/carnevale.php |archive-date=September 6, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A large number of black-Americans migrated to Weed as well, to work in [[Long-Bell Lumber Company]]'s Weed facility after the company closed two mills in Louisiana in 1922. The company promised to advance travel expenses and provide housing for workers relocating to Weed.<ref>{{cite book |title=Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California |chapter=A History of Black Americans in California |chapter-url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views2h83.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704110908/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views2h83.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2007}}</ref> Immigrants locating in Weed since the 1980s have come primarily from Mexico and Laos. As a result of these migrations, Weed has a much more ethnically diverse population than Siskiyou County as a whole. Netting the Hispanic or Latino population out of Census figures for white race, Weed's white population is 60.6 percent compared to Siskiyou County at 79.5 percent using the same metric.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau FactFinder for 2002 Census http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US06093&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP3&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200212042916/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US06093&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_QTP3&-ds_name=D&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |date=February 12, 2020 }}</ref>