Moving to Mount Shasta, California

Population: 3,621. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,623 (+0.1% change)
Males: 1,694 (46.8%), Females: 1,927 (53.2%)

Siskiyou County

Zip code: 96067

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $26,500
Median house value: $124,800

Population by Race

Races in Mount Shasta:

• White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
• Hispanic (5.8%)
• Two or more races (2.4%)
• Other race (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Black (1.5%)
• Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.3%), Irish (15.7%), English (13.4%), Italian (9.7%), United States (6.9%), French (6.1%).

Elevation: 3554 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Shasta

• High school or higher: 89.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Shasta city

• Never married: 25.6%
• Now married: 45.3%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 17.9%

7.6% Foreign born (3.6% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +229 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mount Shasta:

• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MT SHASTA (914 PINE STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mount Shasta:

• FAIRCHILD MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; YREKA, CA)
• SHASTA COUNTY IN-PATIENT MTL HLTH SERS (about 42 miles; REDDING, CA)
• MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING (about 52 miles; REDDING, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Shasta:

• REDDING MUNI (about 56 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
• KLAMATH FALLS (about 71 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; Abbreviation: LMT)
• ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL – MEDFORD (about 82 miles; MEDFORD, OR; Abbreviation: MFR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Shasta:

• DUNSMUIR MUNI-MOTT (about 6 miles; DUNSMUIR, CA; Abbreviation: 1O6)
• WEED (about 15 miles; WEED, CA; Abbreviation: O46)
• MONTAGUE-YREKA ROHRER FIELD (about 32 miles; MONTAGUE, CA; Abbreviation: 1O5)

Amtrak station near Mount Shasta:

• 8 miles: DUNSMUIR (5750 SACRAMENTO AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Shasta:

• SHASTA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; REDDING, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,251)
• SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; ASHLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
• OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 73 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
• ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 115 miles; CHICO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,658)
• HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
• BUTTE COLLEGE (about 131 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,061)

Schools

Public high schools in Mount Shasta:

• MT. SHASTA HIGH (Students: 446; Location: 710 EVERITT MEMORIAL HWY.; Grades: 09 – 12)
• JEFFERSON HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 27; Location: 720 ROCKFELLOW DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
• SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 1; Location: 720 ROCKFELLOW DR.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in Mount Shasta:

• I AM SCHOOL INC. (Students: 12; Location: 118 SISKIYOU AVE.; Grades: 1 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Shasta:

• SISSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 465; Location: 601 E. ALMA ST.; Grades: 04 – 08)
• MT. SHASTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 258; Location: 501 CEDAR ST.; Grades: KG – 03)
• MT SHASTA OPTIONS FOR YOUTH CHARTER (Students: 177; Location: 510 N. MOUNT SHASTA BLVD.; Grades: KG – 12)
• HEADWATERS COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 2; Location: 595 E. ALMA ST.; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Mount Shasta:

• SISKIYOU CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 1030 W A BARR RD; Grades: KG – 8)
• MT SHAST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 11; Location: ONE HIGHWAY 89 BOX 184; Grades: 1 – 8)