Editing Plumas County, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 4363
|1870= 4489
|1880= 6180
|1890= 4933
|1900= 4657
|1910= 5259
|1920= 5681
|1930= 7913
|1940= 11548
|1950= 13519
|1960= 11620
|1970= 11707
|1980= 17340
|1990= 19739
|2000= 20824
|2010= 20007
|2020= 19790
|estyear=2024
|estimate=18834
|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=October 3, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</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|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</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|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2015<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Plumas 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 – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US06063&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) – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06063&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) – Plumas County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US06063&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|18,473
|17,015
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,999
|88.71%
|85.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|130
|181
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102
|0.62%
|0.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|444
|460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |382
|2.13%
|2.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.93%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|107
|127
|style='background: #ffffe6; |145
|0.51%
|0.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|19
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.09%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|32
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |114
|0.15%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|442
|583
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,111
|2.12%
|2.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,177
|1,605
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,897
|5.65%
|8.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.59%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''20,824'''
|'''20,007'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,790'''
|'''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 | 20,192
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 18,467
| 91.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 274
| 1.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 559
| 2.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 208
| 1.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 18
| 0.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 180
| 0.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 486
| 2.4%
|-
! 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>
| 1,617
| 8.0%
|-
! 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 | $28,104
|-
! 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 | $44,151
|-
! 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 | $53,128
|}

==== 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"/>
|-
| [[Almanor, California|Almanor]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 95.83% || 1.19% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.89% || 5.65%
|-
| [[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 414 || 93.86% || 1.75% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.05% || 2.92%
|-
| [[Belden, California|Belden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 55.4% || 0.0% || 44.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 18 || 53.1% || 46.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.00%
|-
| [[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 30.0%
|-
| [[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.5%
|-
| [[Caribou, California|Caribou]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.9%
|-
| [[Chester, California|Chester]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,145 || 97.6% || 2.2% || 0.0% || 0.2% || 0.0% || 9.64%
|-
| [[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 422 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.17%
|-
| [[Clio, California|Clio]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 59 || 46.3% || 53.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 21.5%
|-
| [[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 93 || 54.3% || 45.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 32.3%
|-
| [[C-Road, California|C-Road]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 140 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.32%
|-
| [[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 316 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.32%
|-
| [[Delleker, California|Delleker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 477 || 89.3% || 5.4% || 0.0% || 1.3% || 4.0% || 26.7%
|-
| [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,210 || 92.9% || 1.8% || 0.0% || 3.1% || 2.3% || 3.25%
|-
| [[East Shore, California|East Shore]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 128 || 76.0% || 0.0% || 24.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.21%
|-
| [[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || 98.4% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.88%
|-
| [[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 159 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 4.79%
|-
| [[Greenville, California|Greenville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 936 || 77.9% || 1.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 20.5% || 5.05%
|-
| [[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 687 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.7%
|-
| [[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 25 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.4%
|-
| [[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 237 || 80.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.61%
|-
| [[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 82 || 48.8% || 51.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 14.29%
|-
| [[Keddie, California|Keddie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 153 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.29%
|-
| [[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 827 || 81.5% || 5.7% || 2.8% || 0.0% || 10.0% || 23.5%
|-
| [[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 234 || 85.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 14.5% || 10.4%
|-
| [[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 334 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.82%
|-
| [[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 38.5%
|-
| [[La Porte, California|La Porte]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 20 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Mabie, California|Mabie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 108 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.5%
|-
| [[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 448 || 96.5% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.3% || 0.0% || 8.1%
|-
| [[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 20.4%
|-
| [[Paxton, California|Paxton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 9.52%
|-
| [[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 164 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.25%
|-
| [[Portola, California|Portola]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 2,104 || 87.0% || 7.5% || 0.6% || 1.1% || 3.8% || 13%
|-
| [[Prattville, California|Prattville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 12 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.72%
|-
| [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || 93.8% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.4% || 2.8% || 11.8%
|-
| [[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 3.64%
|-
| [[Storrie, California|Storrie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 92 || 65.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Tobin, California|Tobin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 27.27%
|-
| [[Twain, California|Twain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 50 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 9.39%
|-
| [[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 150 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.17%
|-
| [[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 14 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.8%
|}

{| 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"/>
|-
| [[Almanor, California|Almanor]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 10 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 460 || $35,624 || $52,414 || $52,457
|-
| [[Belden, California|Belden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 56 ||<ref name="ND"/>  || $10,550 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 18 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Caribou, California|Caribou]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Chester, California|Chester]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,674 || $17,687 || $27,778 || $42,529
|-
| [[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 534 || $21,087 || $48,004 || $48,629
|-
| [[Clio, California|Clio]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 41 ||<ref name="ND"/>  || $2,499 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 188 || $9,746 || $32,448 || $32,448
|-
| [[C-Road, California|C-Road]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 126 || $14,696 || $73,125 || $73,125
|-
| [[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 130 || $45,508 || $66,250 || $152,857
|-
| [[Delleker, California|Delleker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 672 || $20,724 || $30,400 || $36,837
|-
| [[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,847 || $21,205 || $43,438 || $53,563
|-
| [[East Shore, California|East Shore]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 246 || $35,933 || $53,818 || $54,068
|-
| [[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || $38,014 || $56,458 || $61,786
|-
| [[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 159 || $49,424 || $55,536 || $78,542
|-
| [[Greenville, California|Greenville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 936 || $18,546 || $26,719 || $30,000
|-
| [[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 687 || $50,433 || $102,569 || $103,542
|-
| [[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 25 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 237 || $25,709 || $48,139 || $48,139
|-
| [[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 82 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Keddie, California|Keddie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 153 || $34,226 || $47,011 || $47,011
|-
| [[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 827 || $28,722|| $57,756 || $58,237
|-
| [[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 234 || $24,832 || $43,031 || $33,618
|-
| [[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 334 || $29,294 || $108,625 || $136,250
|-
| [[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 13 || $28,722  || $2,499 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[La Porte, California|La Porte]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || $32,928 || $40,893 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 20 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Mabie, California|Mabie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 108 || $75,552 || $173,342 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 448 || $34,506 || $41,679 || $76,786
|-
| [[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || $35,299 || $55,195 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Paxton, California|Paxton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 164 || $70,223 || $89,412 || $88,309
|-
| [[Portola, California|Portola]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,069 || $19,223 || $33,056 || $35,755
|-
| [[Prattville, California|Prattville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 12 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Quincy, California|Quincy]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,376 || $25,166 || $40,556 || $54,408
|-
| [[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Storrie, California|Storrie]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 92 || $45,070 || $48,789 || $85,000
|-
| [[Tobin, California|Tobin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Twain, California|Twain]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 50 || $47,034 || $64,844 || $125,536
|-
| [[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 150 || $28,356 || $46,563 || $93,646
|-
| [[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 14 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Plumas County had a population of 20,007. The racial makeup of Plumas County was 17,797 (89.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 192 (1.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 539 (2.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 134 (0.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 18 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 603 (3.0%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 724 (3.6%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1,605 persons (8.0%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable 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)'''}}
|-
|''' Plumas County'''
|align="right"|20,007||align="right"|17,797||align="right"|192||align="right"|539||align="right"|134||align="right"|18||align="right"|603||align="right"|724||align="right"|1,605
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>cities]]'''}} ||{{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)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Portola, California|Portola]]'''
|align="right"|2,104||align="right"|1,762||align="right"|13||align="right"|54||align="right"|12||align="right"|1||align="right"|198||align="right"|64||align="right"|342
|-
|{{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)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Almanor, California|Almanor]]'''
|align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Beckwourth, California|Beckwourth]]'''
|align="right"|432||align="right"|402||align="right"|0||align="right"|11||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|9||align="right"|29
|-
|'''[[Belden, California|Belden]]'''
|align="right"|22||align="right"|20||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Blairsden, California|Blairsden]]'''
|align="right"|39||align="right"|38||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Bucks Lake, California|Bucks Lake]]'''
|align="right"|10||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|3
|-
|'''[[C-Road, California|C-Road]]'''
|align="right"|150||align="right"|140||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|9
|-
|'''[[Canyondam, California|Canyondam]]'''
|align="right"|31||align="right"|26||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Caribou, California|Caribou]]'''
|align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Chester, California|Chester]]'''
|align="right"|2,144||align="right"|1,954||align="right"|10||align="right"|46||align="right"|21||align="right"|4||align="right"|37||align="right"|72||align="right"|178
|-
|'''[[Chilcoot-Vinton, California|Chilcoot-Vinton]]'''
|align="right"|66||align="right"|64||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1
|-
|'''[[Clio, California|Clio]]'''
|align="right"|196||align="right"|172||align="right"|1||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|26
|-
|'''[[Crescent Mills, California|Crescent Mills]]'''
|align="right"|150||align="right"|140||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|8||align="right"|9
|-
|'''[[Cromberg, California|Cromberg]]'''
|align="right"|261||align="right"|239||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|8||align="right"|18
|-
|'''[[Delleker, California|Delleker]]'''
|align="right"|705||align="right"|503||align="right"|7||align="right"|23||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|133||align="right"|36||align="right"|186
|-
|'''[[East Quincy, California|East Quincy]]'''
|align="right"|2,489||align="right"|2,174||align="right"|79||align="right"|43||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|32||align="right"|146||align="right"|161
|-
|'''[[East Shore, California|East Shore]]'''
|align="right"|156||align="right"|143||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|7
|-
|'''[[Gold Mountain, California|Gold Mountain]]'''
|align="right"|80||align="right"|78||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Graeagle, California|Graeagle]]'''
|align="right"|737||align="right"|718||align="right"|1||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|10||align="right"|27
|-
|'''[[Greenhorn, California|Greenhorn]]'''
|align="right"|236||align="right"|213||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|7||align="right"|22
|-
|'''[[Greenville, California|Greenville]]'''
|align="right"|1,129||align="right"|897||align="right"|1||align="right"|133||align="right"|11||align="right"|0||align="right"|17||align="right"|70||align="right"|109
|-
|'''[[Hamilton Branch, California|Hamilton Branch]]'''
|align="right"|537||align="right"|514||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|15||align="right"|20
|-
|'''[[Indian Falls, California|Indian Falls]]'''
|align="right"|54||align="right"|50||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Iron Horse, California|Iron Horse]]'''
|align="right"|297||align="right"|276||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|12||align="right"|8||align="right"|17
|-
|'''[[Johnsville, California|Johnsville]]'''
|align="right"|20||align="right"|20||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Keddie, California|Keddie]]'''
|align="right"|66||align="right"|62||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[La Porte, California|La Porte]]'''
|align="right"|26||align="right"|24||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Lake Almanor Country Club, California|Lake Almanor Country Club]]'''
|align="right"|419||align="right"|406||align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|6||align="right"|8
|-
|'''[[Lake Almanor Peninsula, California|Lake Almanor Peninsula]]'''
|align="right"|356||align="right"|337||align="right"|0||align="right"|9||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|22
|-
|'''[[Lake Almanor West, California|Lake Almanor West]]'''
|align="right"|270||align="right"|259||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|11
|-
|'''[[Lake Davis, California|Lake Davis]]'''
|align="right"|45||align="right"|45||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Little Grass Valley, California|Little Grass Valley]]'''
|align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Mabie, California|Mabie]]'''
|align="right"|161||align="right"|150||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Meadow Valley, California|Meadow Valley]]'''
|align="right"|464||align="right"|435||align="right"|0||align="right"|13||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|12||align="right"|21
|-
|'''[[Mohawk Vista, California|Mohawk Vista]]'''
|align="right"|159||align="right"|146||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Paxton, California|Paxton]]'''
|align="right"|14||align="right"|14||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|4
|-
|'''[[Plumas Eureka, California|Plumas Eureka]]'''
|align="right"|339||align="right"|326||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|6||align="right"|17
|-
|'''[[Prattville, California|Prattville]]'''
|align="right"|33||align="right"|33||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Quincy, California|Quincy]]'''
|align="right"|1,728||align="right"|1,500||align="right"|37||align="right"|29||align="right"|19||align="right"|2||align="right"|66||align="right"|75||align="right"|132
|-
|'''[[Spring Garden, California|Spring Garden]]'''
|align="right"|16||align="right"|15||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Storrie, California|Storrie]]'''
|align="right"|4||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Taylorsville, California|Taylorsville]]'''
|align="right"|140||align="right"|131||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|6||align="right"|1
|-
|'''[[Tobin, California|Tobin]]'''
|align="right"|12||align="right"|12||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Twain, California|Twain]]'''
|align="right"|82||align="right"|75||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|3||align="right"|14
|-
|'''[[Valley Ranch, California|Valley Ranch]]'''
|align="right"|109||align="right"|107||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Warner Valley, California|Warner Valley]]'''
|align="right"|2||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Whitehawk, California|Whitehawk]]'''
|align="right"|113||align="right"|107||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|4||align="right"|2
|-
|{{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"|3,098||align="right"|2,777||align="right"|33||align="right"|120||align="right"|17||align="right"|8||align="right"|46||align="right"|97||align="right"|160
|}

===2000===

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 20,824 people, 9,000 households, and 6,047 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 13,386 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.8% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 2.6% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.8% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. 5.7% 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]], 15.0% [[English people|English]], 10.1% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 8.0% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 95.4% spoke [[English language|English]] and 3.6% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 9,000 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% 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 2.77.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,351, and the median income for a family was $46,119. Males had a median income of $38,742 versus $25,734 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,391. About 9.0% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.