Sierra County, CA Demographic Data
Sierra County, CA Summary
Sierra County is located in California
- Population: 3,163
- Area: 962.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 953.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 7,414.37 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sierra County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,482
51%
50.8
Male
1,449
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,931
323,128,000
Sierra County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
103
3.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
154
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
130
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
99
3.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
64
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
192
6.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
323
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
384
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
473
16.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
245
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
487
16.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
184
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
93
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,506
85.5%
77.2
Female
1,277
51.0%
51.3
Male
1,229
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,445
83.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
950
32.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
764
26.1%
15.2
Female
383
50.1%
55.8
Male
381
49.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
55
0.0%
0.0
Sierra County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,873
98.0%
96.8
White
2,809
95.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
33
1.1%
0.8
Asian
1
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
1
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.5%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
14
0.5%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
14
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
58
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
305
10.4%
17.8
Mexican
272
9.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
32
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,626
89.6%
82.2
Sierra County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
63
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
198
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
632
26.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
730
30.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
287
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
352
14.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
119
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
261
10.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,120
89.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
471
19.8%
31.2
Sierra County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
560
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,449
57.0%
47.5
Divorced
232
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
116
4.6%
2.0
Widowed
187
7.4
5.8%
Sierra County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,545
90.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
283
10.0%
21.6%
Spanish
237
8.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sierra County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
90
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
82
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
163
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
112
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
245
19.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
162
12.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
105
8.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
200
15.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
62
4.9%
6.4
Median household income
43,984
57,617
Per capita income
31,873
31,128
Sierra County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
67
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
81
6.6%
9.8
Construction
175
14.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
340
27.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
1.3%
6.6
Information
19
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
20
1.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
21
1.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
108
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
180
14.7%
4.6
Retail trade
95
7.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
94
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
0.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
193
15.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
428
34.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
142
11.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
253
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
209
17.1%
18.1%
Sierra County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,186
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
814
68.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
120
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
64
5.4%
2.7
Other means
10
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
178
15.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.3
26.6
Sierra County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
34
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
395
31.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
561
44.0%
37.1
3 or more
285
22.4%
21.0
Sierra County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,275
54.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,024
80.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
251
19.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,074
45.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Sierra County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,349
1 room
79
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
102
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
254
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
445
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
446
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
407
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
278
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
192
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
146
6.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sierra County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,349
1-unit, detached
2,020
86.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
54
2.3%
5.9
2-units
22
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
23
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
18
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
26
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
186
7.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sierra County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
554
23.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
257
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
133
5.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
126
5.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
332
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
396
16.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
317
13.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
234
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sierra County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
77
6.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
429
33.6%
4.7
Electricity
140
11.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
70
5.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
555
43.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sierra County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
496
47295100.0
Less than $500
3
0.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
6.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
6.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
11.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
58
11.7%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
69
13.9%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
242
48.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
212
42.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
4.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
15.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
145
29.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sierra County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
209
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
2.4%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
21
10.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
46
22.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
67
32.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
70
33.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
42
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
961
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7
3.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
26
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
2.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
57
28.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
82
41.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Sierra County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,024
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
117
11.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
205
20.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
129
12.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
93
9.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
174
17.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
171
16.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
108
10.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
2.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
170,300
205,000
