Indian Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 79 at the 2020 census, up from 54 at the 2010 census.
Indian Falls is located at (40.050816, -120.979897).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
It was named after a set of waterfalls on Indian Creek.
Much of the town was destroyed from the Dixie Fire of July 13, 2021.
Indian Falls first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Indian Falls had a population of 79. The population density was . The racial makeup of Indian Falls was 70 (89%) White, 0 (0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0%) Asian, 0 (0%) Pacific Islander, 1 (1%) from other races, and 8 (10%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4 persons (5%).
The whole population lived in households. There were 28 households, out of which 9 (32%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5 (18%) were married-couple households, 5 (18%) were cohabiting couple households, 8 (29%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 10 (36%) had a male householder with no partner present. 11 households (39%) were one person, and 3 (11%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82. There were 15 families (54% of all households).
The age distribution was 29 people (37%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 7 people (9%) aged 25 to 44, 27 people (34%) aged 45 to 64, and 16 people (20%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 51.5years. There were 55 males and 24 females.
There were 34 housing units at an average density of , of which 28 (82%) were occupied. Of these, 24 (86%) were owner-occupied, and 4 (14%) were occupied by renters.
In the state legislature, Indian Falls is in , and .
Federally, Indian Falls is in .
The school district is Plumas Unified School District.