Sierra County, CA

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2021 Population

3,079

6.25% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

45.9

15% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

8.16%

13.6% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$56,152

7.77% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$231,400

0.872% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Sierra County, CA had a population of 3.08k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $56,152. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Sierra County, CA grew from 2,898 to 3,079, a 6.25% increase and its median household income grew from $52,103 to $56,152, a 7.77% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sierra County, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Other (Hispanic) (7.5%), White (Hispanic) (2.73%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (0.974%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.909%).

None of the households in Sierra County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Sierra County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Sierra County, CA was $231,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.9%.

Most people in Sierra County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Sierra County, CA was 3 cars per household.

Sierra County, CA borders Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Yuba County, CA, and Washoe County, NV.

United States California

Population & Diversity

Sierra County, CA is home to a population of 3.08k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.28% of Sierra County, CA residents were born outside of the country (101 people).

In 2021, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.69k people) in Sierra County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 231 Other (Hispanic) and 84 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%

2021 Citizenship

99.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 97% of Sierra County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Sierra County, CA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sierra County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sierra County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.69k ± 153
Other (Hispanic)
231 ± 196
White (Hispanic)
84 ± 83

11.2%

Hispanic Population

345 people

11.2% of the people in Sierra County, CA are hispanic (345 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sierra County, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.28%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

1.93%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

56 people

As of 2021, 3.28% of Sierra County, CA residents (101 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sierra County, CA was 1.93%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sierra County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
142 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 23
Korea
6 ± 17

Sierra County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 10.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sierra County, CA employs 1.39k people. The largest industries in Sierra County, CA are Accommodation & Food Services (271 people), Construction (246 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (198 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($138,214), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($137,679), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,219).

Employment

Occupations

1.39k

2021 Value

± 305

7.02%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sierra County, CA grew at a rate of 7.02%, from 1.3k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sierra County, CA, are Management Occupations (258 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (172 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (159 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sierra County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.39k

2021 Value

± 305

7.02%

1 Year growth

± 27.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sierra County, CA grew at a rate of 7.02%, from 1.3k employees to 1.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sierra County, CA, are Accommodation & Food Services (271 people), Construction (246 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (198 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sierra County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Sierra County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,266

Median earning men ± $24,727

$27,542

Median earning women ± $13,209

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($138,571), Public Administration ($93,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,841), and Public Administration ($33,776).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in California. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

27
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
15
Construction
12
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.21T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$84.4B
Arizona
$44.8B
Ohio
$40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sierra County, CA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.8%), followed by Other (1.66%).

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.8%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.66%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sierra County, CA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.8%), followed by Other (1.66%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sierra County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (7.01M), High School or Equivalent (6.74M), and Bachelors Degree (6.25M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sierra County, CA was $231,400 in 2021, which is 0.945 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $229,400 to $231,400, a 0.872% increase. The homeownership rate in Sierra County, CA is 78.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Sierra County, CA have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sierra County, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$231,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$25,804

$908

Median Property Taxes

±$196

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sierra County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sierra County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.9%

Homeownership

2021

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 78.9% of the housing units in Sierra County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sierra County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 100

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sierra County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,152

Median Household Income

± $7,184

1.15k

Number of Households

± 230

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.15k households in Sierra County, CA grew to $56,152 from the previous year's value of $52,103.

The following chart displays the households in Sierra County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sierra County, CA is from California.

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

In 2021, the income inequality in California was 0.497 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (18.1%)
Carpooled (3.45%)

In 2021, 78.2% of workers in Sierra County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who carpooled to work (3.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sierra County, CA have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Sierra County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sierra County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sierra County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sierra County, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sierra County, CA (249 out of 3.05k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sierra County, CA is White, followed by Native American and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

84.5% of the population of Sierra County, CA has health coverage, with 39.8% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 2.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sierra County, CA see 3005 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.603% increase from the previous year (2987 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1460 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 417 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,005 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sierra County, CA

Primary care physicians in Sierra County, CA see an average of 3,005 patients per year. This represents a 0.603% increase from the previous year (2,987 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sierra County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.6% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.5%

Uninsured

39.8%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

18.6%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

2.56%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sierra County, CA grew by 111% from 7.35% to 15.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sierra County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sierra County, CA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 29.6% in Sierra County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sierra County, CA.

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