Editing Weed, California (section)

===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>