Sierra County, California

Interactive maps and statistics for Sierra County, California: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside California and the United States.

Sierra County, California is among the highest in the country for median age (69th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,746	39,287,376	334,922,499	3056th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,355	$99,122	$80,734	1761st of 3,221
Median Age	54.7	37.9	38.9	69th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	37.1%	35.7%	1133rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$331,900	$734,700	$332,700	483rd of 3,217
Poverty Rate	4.4%	12.0%	12.5%	3203rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.6%	6.6%	5.2%	55th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.9	252.1	n/a	2987th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	27.0%	14.1%	1275th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.7	n/a	n/a	94th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.1%	55.9%	65.2%	1997th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	28.7	26.4	1582nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	17.2%	15.1%	276th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2601st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.5%	48.4%	46.9%	1130th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.0%	n/a	n/a	2530th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.0%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.8	69.7	61.4

Age in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Median Age	54.7	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	14.5%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	1.0%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	35.1%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Households	1,219	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.8	2.5
Family Households	53.4%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	9.4%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	1.9%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	46.3%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	16.1%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,843	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.7%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.4%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.8%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.1%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.4%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	2,120	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	92.9%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.5%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	42.5%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,279	$5,124	n/a

Education in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.7%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	48.0%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.2%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.2%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.9%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Sierra County, California

Statistic	Sierra County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.3%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.7%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	32.1%	16.7%

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