Weed

A strong business climate awaits you in Weed, where interstate 5 meets highway 97.  Weed is officially recognized as part of the Volcanic Scenic Byway, a 500 mile route beginning in California's Lake Amador basin and ending at Crater Lake in Oregon. The route traverses extraordinary scenery and geologic phenomena and links the four notable volcanoes in this part of the continent.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Weed Fast Facts:

Population – 3,300 ~
Elevation – 3589 ft. ~
Size – 4.8 square miles
Avg. Annual Rainfall - 26 inches         Avg. Snowfall - 19 inches
Avg. Summer Temperature - 84.5    Avg.  Winter Temp – 23.1
 

General Characteristics -

Number

Percent

Total population

 

    Male

1485

45

    Female

1815

55

Population by Age

Median age (years)

35

Under 18 years

845

25.6

18 years and over

1887

57.2

65 years and over

568

17.2

    White

1997

60.5

    Black or African American

307

9.3

    American Indian and Alaska Native

64

1.95

    Asian

152

4.6

    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

15

.47

Some other race

182

5.51

Two or more races

164

4.97

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

419

12.76

Household population

1184

Total housing units

1293

Economic Characteristics -

Number

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

12

(X)

Median household income (dollars)

23,333

Median family income (dollars)

32,197

Per capita income (dollars)

12,434

Families below poverty level

17.2

Individuals below poverty level

23.9

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