Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety44#8,820/15,637
Economy74#3,990/15,631
Housing16#12,639/14,977
Health78#3,420/15,609
Healthcare69#4,880/15,650
Environment58#6,523/15,453
Education41#9,259/15,649
Infrastructure96#664/15,650
Community64#5,666/15,651
Leisure & amenities98#301/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Truckee, California ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Nevada County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Mental health providers · high1,172 /100k
100/100California 487 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteNevada County value
Gyms and fitness centers · high2.5 /10k
97/100California 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsNevada County value
Physical inactivity · low14.8%
96/100California 23.5%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Grocery stores · high3.1 /10k
95/100California 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsNevada County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high9.2 /10k
94/100California 8.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsNevada County value
Adult obesity · low25.1%
93/100California 30.4%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Natural hazard risk · high96.8
3/100California 87.32025Federal Emergency Management AgencyNevada County value
Home price to income ratio · high7.3×
5/100California 7.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.510
6/100California 0.489United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Suicide rate · high26.5 /100k
7/100California 9.9 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataNevada County value
Students per teacher · high19.8×
8/100California 21.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsNevada County value
High ozone days · high7 days
12/100California 38 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNevada County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedWorsening
6.9 /1k (2021) → 3.7 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−46%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
51.9% (2015-2019) → 60.8% (2020-2024)
+8.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$97,092 (2015-2019) → $130,462 (2020-2024)
+34%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Unemployment rateWorsening
1.8% (2015-2019) → 6.6% (2020-2024)
+4.8 pts5 yearsCensus table B23025US 3.7% → 4.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
6.1× (2015-2019) → 7.3× (2020-2024)
+19%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Income inequality (Gini index)Worsening
0.450 (2015-2019) → 0.510 (2020-2024)
+13%5 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Truckee, California improved on 2 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 8 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Bachelor's++8.8 points51.9% → 60.8%
Household income+34%$97,092 → $130,462

Declined2

Unemployment+4.8 points1.8% → 6.6%
Inequality+0.0590.450 → 0.510

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Truckee, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	23.7 min2015-2019	21.1 min2020-2024	−2.6 min	Within the margin of error	76%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%2015-2019	60.8%2020-2024	+8.8 points	Improved	87%
Broadband subscriptions	96.1%2015-2019	95.5%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	7%
Effective property tax rate	0.85%2015-2019	0.70%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	47%
High school diploma or higher	94.6%2015-2019	94.2%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Home price to income ratio	6.1×2015-2019	7.3×2020-2024	+1.2×	Within the margin of error	17%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4502015-2019	0.5102020-2024	+0.059	Declined	13%
Median household income	$97,0922015-2019	$130,4622020-2024	+34%	Improved	64%
Poverty rate	9.2%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Rent as share of income	32.4%2015-2019	32.7%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Rent-burdened households	55.4%2015-2019	54.9%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	58%
Unemployment rate	1.8%2015-2019	6.6%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Declined	4%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.1%2015-2019	9.3%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	32%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Truckee, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Truckee, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Truckee, California itself moved −1.4 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

17,066 residents (±21)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29†
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

17,066 residents (±21)

Truckee, California
California share

White79%13,427
Black0.3%†48
Hispanic or Latino15%2,531
Asian2.1%†365
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.1%†695

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+2.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

12,375 residents (±395)

Truckee, California
California share

No high school diploma5.8%†712
High school or GED9.1%1,123
Some college16%2,001
Associate degree8.2%1,020
Bachelor's degree39%4,769
Graduate degree22%2,750

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Some college (−6.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

6,860 households (±291)

Truckee, California
California share

Under $25k13%876
$25k–50k7.3%†503
$50k–75k8.5%†584
$75k–100k10%†697
$100k–150k16%1,119
$150k–200k14%978
$200k or more31%2,103

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+13.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

6,860 households (±291)

Truckee, California
California share

Own73%5,036
Rent27%1,824

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,770 households (±312)

Truckee, California
California share

Under $7507.3%†130
$750–1,0002.8%†50
$1,000–1,50019%†

Home values

5,036 homes (±294)

Truckee, California
California share

Under $150k4.0%†203
$150k–250k0.2%†12
$250k–400k1.7%†87

Age of homes

13,984 homes (±375)

Truckee, California
California share

2010 or later10%1,422
2000–200914%1,999
1980–199946%6,400

Size of homes

13,984 homes (±375)

Truckee, California
California share

Studio1.6%†226
1 bedroom4.5%†624
2 bedrooms18%2,464

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

8,834 workers (±514)

Truckee, California
California share

Drive alone56%4,906
Carpool3.7%†326
Public transit0.7%†66
Walk3.4%†304
Bike3.2%†282
Work from home30%2,688
Other3.0%†262

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+20.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

6,146 workers (±536)

Truckee, California
California share

Under 15 min44%2,715
15–29 min30%1,856
30–44 min16%983

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Nevada County, the county holding most of Truckee's residents.

Nevada County has 3,323 employer establishments, 326 for every 10,000 residents (1.31× the US rate of 248; 1.24× California's), with 27,771 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,735. The Census Bureau also counts 11,906 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,323; 11,906 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 326; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 27,771
Average annual pay: $56,735; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Nevada County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	325	31.8	2.06×More than typical	1,677	$70,831	739
Construction of buildings	248	24.3	3.21×More than typical	1,138	$73,946	666
Ambulatory health care services	235	23	1.10×About typical	1,824	$69,128	692
Lessors of real estate	200	19.6	1.59×More than typical	455	$57,679	1,202
Restaurants and other eating places	195	19.1	1.04×About typical	2,823	$27,561	28
Services to buildings and dwellings	152	14.9	2.21×More than typical	740	$54,120	670
Building equipment contractors	122	12	1.99×More than typical	475	$66,371	164
Management, scientific and technical consulting	100	9.8	1.46×More than typical	158	$80,304	571
Full-service restaurants	92	9	1.17×About typical	1,532	$30,086	11
Landscaping services	90	8.8	2.52×More than typical	390	$66,187	261
Real estate agents and brokers	89	8.7	1.79×More than typical	148	$65,230	503
Architectural, engineering and related services	84	8.2	2.36×More than typical	312	$84,949	200

Rank places for an industry Open Nevada County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 102,060 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $508.5K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Truckee, California: $29.80 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $508.5K; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $29.80; US $1,994
Sole-source: 16%; US 30%
Single offer: 44%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$175.8K35%
Social Security Administration$109.7K22%
Bureau of Reclamation$81.8K16%
Department of Veterans Affairs$81.4K16%
Offices, Boards and Divisions$34.3K6.7%
Department of the Army$21.8K4.3%
U.S. Geological Survey$3,7300.7%

Top recipients

SIERRA TAHOE INVESTIGATIONS$225.4K44%
CASCADE FIRE EQUIPMENT CO$176.4K35%
YORKSHIRE INDUSTRIES LLC$81.8K16%
CONSERVATION SCIENCE PARTNERS, INC.$21.8K4.3%
TRIMBLE INC$11.7K2.3%

Spending by fiscal year

86.9KFY2017
164.6KFY2018
3.6MFY2019
3.2MFY2020
1.7MFY2021
1.2KFY2022
136.3KFY2023
229.7KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Support activities for forestry · 1153$176.4K35%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$143.9K28%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$81.8K16%
Investigation and security services · 5616$81.4K16%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$21.8K4.3%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Truckee, California, so they do not add up across cities.

Truckee, California's figures are part of those of Nevada County, CA ($85.1M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.6% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Truckee is mostly in Nevada County.

See federal money in Nevada County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Truckee, California is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Kevin KileyI-CA-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 92%Missed 0.9%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Nevada County79100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Truckee-Grass Valley, CA87

Other cities and towns in Nevada County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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