Truckee.
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6 tracts·15K people·$948K median·472/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 15 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Black 0 · Other 0
Married couple 58 · Living alone 25 · Other 17
Truckee 41 · Reno 5 · Sacramento 2 · San Francisco 2 · Roseville 1 · Elsewhere 49
Health 24 · Manufacturing 20 · Professional 17 · Retail 15 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 3 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 55 · Sales · office 18 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 9 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 56 · Work from home 34 · Carpool 7 · Bike 3 · Walk 3 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Truckee is $947,900 (Census ACS) — 2.1× the US median of $458,812.
Truckee has 17,066 residents across 6 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.0; the population is 78.7% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian, 0.3% Black and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 60.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.9% (Census ACS).
Glenshire Elementary (69%), Sierra Expeditionary Learning (59%) and Truckee Elementary (45%) lead the elementary schools; Alder Creek Middle is the middle school with reported scores (57%); Tahoe Truckee High is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,961/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Truckee is $130,462 a year, 52% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Truckee, median rent is $1,961/month and the median home value is $947,900 (Census ACS).
Truckee reported 6.4 violent crimes and 5.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 4 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 26 inches; snowfall averages 148 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Truckee are wildfire (99), earthquake (89) and landslide (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.54g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Truckee scores 6.6 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).