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French Gulch, California: commercial real estate data.
French Gulch is a Census CDP of 154 people across 12.33 square miles of land, in Shasta County. Median household income is $34,375, 87.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $500,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches French Gulch through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 154 with a margin of error of plus or minus 78, which is 50.6 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
French Gulch
What French Gulch is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.33 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land12 plus or minus 6
- County holding the largest share of its areaShasta County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
French Gulch
How many people live in French Gulch
- Population154 plus or minus 78
- Median age60.9
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 22
- Share under 1814.3 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Population 65 and over60 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over39.0 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Households71 plus or minus 31
- Family households48 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
French Gulch
Income and work in French Gulch
- Median household income$34,375 plus or minus $19,648
- Per capita income$31,575 plus or minus $10,163
- Civilian labor force59 plus or minus 38
- Employed51 plus or minus 32
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate13.6 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Adults 25 and over132 plus or minus 62
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent plus or minus 53.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.4 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 11.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in French Gulch
- Housing units111 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units71 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate36.0 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Owner occupied62 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate87.3 percent plus or minus 21.3
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,125 plus or minus $438
- Annual rent as a share of median income39.3 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Single family units48 plus or minus 20
- Share single family43.2 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
French Gulch
How French Gulch gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35 plus or minus 21
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.4 percent plus or minus 41.0
- Drove alone69.4 percent plus or minus 61.0
- Carpooled2.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home28.6 percent plus or minus 36.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
French Gulch
SBA loans in French Gulch (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$500,000
- Average approval$500,000
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in French Gulch, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shasta County, not French Gulch
Shasta County context, not French Gulch figures
- Establishments in Shasta County4,508
- Covered employment, Shasta County70,090
- Average annual pay, Shasta County$59,352
- Housing units permitted, Shasta County246
Every figure in this section is published for Shasta County as a whole and is not a measurement of French Gulch.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
French Gulch questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in French Gulch, California?
154, in 71 households. French Gulch CDP covers 12.33 square miles of land, which is 12 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is French Gulch in?
Shasta County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in French Gulch?
$34,375. Median gross rent is $1,125 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to French Gulch businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $500,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in French Gulch, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to French Gulch borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for French Gulch. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page French Gulch figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shasta County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of French Gulch.
Is zoning published for French Gulch?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.