ZIP 95959 · Nevada City
Who lives in ZIP code 95959 (Nevada City, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nevada City, CA · Nevada County
uszips 2026
People17,683
Median age56.0
Household income$86,524
Home value$622,259
Median rent$1,675/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+46.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Truckee-Grass Valley, CA (micro)
- Wider region
- Sacramento-Roseville, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,437
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.1% are 65 or older; 86.1% are adults.
Household income
44.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,489.
Education (adults 25+)
51.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.0%
- Never married
- 24.2%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 41.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 25.6%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.7%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.