Greenhorn, California


Greenhorn is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census, up from 236 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Greenhorn is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.

Demographics

Greenhorn first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Greenhorn had a population of 247. The population density was. The racial makeup of Greenhorn was 211 White, 0 African American, 7 Native American, 2 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 9 from other races, and 18 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 108 households, out of which 18 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47 were married-couple households, 7 were cohabiting couple households, 16 had a female householder with no partner present, and 38 had a male householder with no partner present. 47 households were one person, and 13 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29. There were 53 families.
The age distribution was 54 people under the age of 18, 7 people aged 18 to 24, 62 people aged 25 to 44, 49 people aged 45 to 64, and 75 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 46.5years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males.
There were 140 housing units at an average density of, of which 108 were occupied. Of these, 66 were owner-occupied, and 42 were occupied by renters.

2010

At the 2010 census Greenhorn had a population of 236. The population density was. The racial makeup of Greenhorn was 213 White, 1 African American, 7 Native American, 2 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 6 from other races, and 7 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22 people.
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 106 households, 23 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 56 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4 had a female householder with no husband present, 4 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 7 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 33 households were one person and 9 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23. There were 64 families ; the average family size was 2.81.
The age distribution was 43 people under the age of 18, 15 people aged 18 to 24, 47 people aged 25 to 44, 88 people aged 45 to 64, and 43 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
There were 140 housing units at an average density of 20.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 95 were owner-occupied and 11 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%. 211 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 25 people lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Greenhorn is in, and.
Federally, Greenhorn is in.

Education

The school district is Plumas Unified School District.