Editing Trinity County, California (section)

==Demographics==
===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Trinity County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Trinity County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US06105&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Trinity County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06105&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Trinity County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06105&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,271
|11,518
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,374
|86.55%
|83.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|54
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66
|0.41%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|583
|558
|style='background: #ffffe6; |416
|4.48%
|4.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.58%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|58
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,212
|0.45%
|0.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.73%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.12%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|13
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |106
|0.10%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|511
|577
|style='background: #ffffe6; |977
|3.92%
|4.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|517
|959
|style='background: #ffffe6; |937
|3.97%
|6.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''13,022'''
|'''13,786'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''16,112'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan=2 | 13,711
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 12,201
| 89.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 53
| 0.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 237
| 1.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 158
| 1.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 40
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 130
| 0.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 892
| 6.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 924
| 6.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $22,551
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $37,672
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $46,980
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=9 | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Burnt Ranch, California|Burnt Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 293 || 92.8% || 6.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.0% || 2.0%
|-
| [[Coffee Creek, California|Coffee Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 219 || 96.3% || 3.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.7%
|-
| [[Douglas City, California|Douglas City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 647 || 87.6% || 10.7% || 1.4% || 0.0% || 0.3% || 5.6%
|-
| [[Hayfork, California|Hayfork]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,300 || 83.9% || 10.9% || 3.6% || 0.0% || 1.6% || 7.7%
|-
| [[Hyampom, California|Hyampom]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 250 || 71.1% || 28.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Junction City, California|Junction City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 955 || 96.1% || 3.4% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.5% || 5.1%
|-
| [[Lewiston, California|Lewiston]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,391 || 89.1% || 6.8% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.1% || 5.6%
|-
| [[Mad River, California|Mad River]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 391 || 90.8% || 2.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.9% || 1.8%
|-
| [[Ruth, California|Ruth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 144 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Trinity Center, California|Trinity Center]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 173 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Trinity Village, California|Trinity Village]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 163 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Weaverville, California|Weaverville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,703 || 92.1% || 6.3% || 0.0% || 0.5% || 1.1% || 11.4%
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan=6 | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Burnt Ranch, California|Burnt Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 293 || $35,310 || $28,929 || $52,188
|-
| [[Coffee Creek, California|Coffee Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 219 || $27,940 || $55,714 || $36,607
|-
| [[Douglas City, California|Douglas City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 647 || $32,114 || $41,042 || $51,667
|-
| [[Hayfork, California|Hayfork]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,300|| $18,017 || $37,333 || $52,976
|-
| [[Hyampom, California|Hyampom]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 250 || $13,598 || $25,729 || $27,000
|-
| [[Junction City, California|Junction City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 955 || $17,128 || $36,250 || $41,250
|-
| [[Lewiston, California|Lewiston]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,391 || $23,990 || $44,375 || $50,250
|-
| [[Mad River, California|Mad River]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 391 || $13,773 || $23,813 || $52,589
|-
| [[Ruth, California|Ruth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 144 || $24,099 || $51,250 || $73,000
|-
| [[Trinity Center, California|Trinity Center]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 173 || $24,619 || $26,563 || $28,125
|-
| [[Trinity Village, California|Trinity Village]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 163 || $15,528 || $23,315 || $23,438
|-
| [[Weaverville, California|Weaverville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,703 || $24,714 || $42,337 || $47,135
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]] reported that Trinity County had a population of 13,786. The racial makeup of Trinity County was 12,033 (87.3%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 59 (0.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 655 (4.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 94 (0.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 16 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 217 (1.6%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 712 (5.2%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 959 persons (7.0%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Trinity County'''
|align="right"|13,786||align="right"|12,033||align="right"|59||align="right"|655||align="right"|94||align="right"|16||align="right"|217||align="right"|712||align="right"|959
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>places]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Burnt Ranch, California|Burnt Ranch]]'''
|align="right"|281||align="right"|241||align="right"|0||align="right"|15||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|20||align="right"|19
|-
|'''[[Coffee Creek, California|Coffee Creek]]'''
|align="right"|217||align="right"|198||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|6||align="right"|16
|-
|'''[[Douglas City, California|Douglas City]]'''
|align="right"|713||align="right"|639||align="right"|0||align="right"|22||align="right"|8||align="right"|2||align="right"|13||align="right"|29||align="right"|47
|-
|'''[[Hayfork, California|Hayfork]]'''
|align="right"|2,368||align="right"|1,999||align="right"|4||align="right"|162||align="right"|8||align="right"|2||align="right"|38||align="right"|155||align="right"|189
|-
|'''[[Hyampom, California|Hyampom]]'''
|align="right"|241||align="right"|199||align="right"|0||align="right"|20||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|15||align="right"|19
|-
|'''[[Junction City, California|Junction City]]'''
|align="right"|680||align="right"|597||align="right"|1||align="right"|29||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|20||align="right"|31||align="right"|49
|-
|'''[[Lewiston, California|Lewiston]]'''
|align="right"|1,193||align="right"|1,074||align="right"|8||align="right"|37||align="right"|6||align="right"|5||align="right"|21||align="right"|42||align="right"|78
|-
|'''[[Mad River, California|Mad River]]'''
|align="right"|420||align="right"|383||align="right"|1||align="right"|11||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|17||align="right"|21
|-
|'''[[Ruth, California|Ruth]]'''
|align="right"|195||align="right"|170||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|14||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Trinity Center, California|Trinity Center]]'''
|align="right"|267||align="right"|249||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|2||align="right"|5||align="right"|11
|-
|'''[[Trinity Village, California|Trinity Village]]'''
|align="right"|297||align="right"|269||align="right"|1||align="right"|18||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Weaverville, California|Weaverville]]'''
|align="right"|3,600||align="right"|3,162||align="right"|11||align="right"|152||align="right"|41||align="right"|1||align="right"|38||align="right"|195||align="right"|255
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br/>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|3,314||align="right"|2,853||align="right"|33||align="right"|168||align="right"|17||align="right"|3||align="right"|66||align="right"|174||align="right"|249
|}

===2000===
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 1635
| 1860 = 5125
| 1870 = 3213
| 1880 = 4999
| 1890 = 3719
| 1900 = 4383
| 1910 = 3301
| 1920 = 2551
| 1930 = 2809
| 1940 = 3970
| 1950 = 5087
| 1960 = 9706
| 1970 = 7615
| 1980 = 11858
| 1990 = 13063
| 2000 = 13022
| 2010 = 13786
| 2020 = 16112
|estyear=2024
|estimate=15642
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 31, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="UsCensus2020" />
}}

{{update|section|reason=Newer information is available from the 2010 and 2020 Census reports|date=December 2021}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 13,022 people, 5,587 households, and 3,625 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 7,980 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.9% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 4.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.4% from two or more races. 4.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.1% were of [[German people|German]], 13.4% [[English people|English]], 12.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 9.5% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 97.3% spoke [[English language|English]] and 1.8% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 5,587 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,711, and the median income for a family was $34,343. Males had a median income of $31,131 versus $24,271 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,868. About 14.1% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.