City safety & data profile

SusanvilleCA

Susanville, CA is a 15K-resident city in Lassen County with a median household income of $61,641.

Lassen County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Susanville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Susanville has a population larger than 28% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $235,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 29%
By size
$61,641
Median income (place)
$235,500
Median home (place)
17.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Susanville

Susanville posts a median household income higher than 25% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Susanville area.

Bottom 26%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Susanville

Where Susanville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$61,641 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Susanville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Susanville, CA beyond the headline numbers

Susanville sits inside Lassen County, California, at roughly 40.42°N, -120.65°W. Population 15,247, $61,641 median household income. Median home value $235,500, median rent $902. Poverty rate 17.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Susanville, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

17.6% of Susanville, CA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Susanville costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 3.9% of Susanville workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 21.4% in Susanville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Susanville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,247
Susanville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,641
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$235,500
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Lassen County): Susanville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
30K-11%
Median Income
$67,403+27%
Median Home Value
$265,300+43%
Poverty Rate
14%-17%
Unemployment
8.3%-39%

Economics

Economics indicators for Susanville, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$902/mo
Poverty Rate
17.6% +42% vs avg
Unemployment 9.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 11.4%
Work From Home 3.9%
Public Transit 0.8%

Population

White 55.3%
African American 10.1%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
42%
Obesity
35.2%
High Blood Pressure
27.7%
Physical Inactivity
26.4%
Binge Drinking
21.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
17.8%
Current Smoking
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.2%
Current Asthma
9.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 51.3%
Annual Checkup 63.2%

Other Measures

Diabetes
9%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.7%
Stroke
2.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER
SUSANVILLE · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Susanville Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Susanville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Susanville, CA? ▼
Susanville, CA has a population of 15,247 people, located in Lassen County, California.
What is the median household income in Susanville? ▼
The median household income in Susanville, CA is $61,641 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.6%.
What is the median home value in Susanville? ▼
The median home value in Susanville, CA is $235,500. Median rent is $902/month.
What are the top health concerns in Susanville? ▼
The top health indicators in Susanville include Short Sleep Duration (42%), Obesity (35.2%), High Blood Pressure (27.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Susanville? ▼
Susanville has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Susanville? ▼
The median age in Susanville, CA is 36.8 years. 11.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Susanville, CA is located in Lassen County, California. With a population of 15K and a $61,641 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Susanville area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Susanville, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (17.6% here).

Paradise, NV 17.6% Lawrence, MA 17.6% Battle Creek, MI 17.6% Panama City, FL 17.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($61,641 here).

West Carrollton City, OH $61,619 Newark, OH $61,670 Oneida, NY $61,597 Ferry Pass, FL $61,689

Nearby Cities 8

Magalia, CA 11K Paradise, CA 26K Truckee, CA 16K Sun Valley, NV 19K Spanish Springs, NV 15K Reno, NV 264K Sparks, NV 96K Grass Valley, CA 13K
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Using Susanville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Susanville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Lassen County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.