2022 population: 3,217 ( 23 from 2010 , 17 from 2020)
Land area: 953.2 square miles
Population density: 3.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,613	81.22%	8.5%
Black:	12	0.37%	140.0%
Indian:	63	1.96%	53.7%
Asian:	30	0.93%	114.3%
2+ races:	77	2.39%	40.0%
Hispanic:	422	13.12%	56.9%

Total non-White:	604	18.78%	56.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	54	8.3
Deaths:	81	12.5
Net Migration:	16	2.5
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.2

Change in White population:	-242	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	219	6.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,240
2,855	88.12%
5	0.15%
41	1.27%
14	0.43%
55	1.70%
269	8.30%
385	11.88%

2000
3,555
3,210	90.30%
6	0.17%
56	1.58%
8	0.23%
60	1.69%
213	5.99%
345	9.70%

1990
3,318
3,066	92.41%
0	0.00%
57	1.72%
0	0.00%
n/a
195	5.88%
252	7.59%

1980
3,073
2,819	91.73%
2	0.07%
40	1.30%
9	0.29%
n/a
203	6.61%
254	8.27%

1970
2,365
1,943	82.16%
5	0.21%
34	1.44%
2	0.08%
n/a
340	14.38%
422	17.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
215	6.0
320	9.0
-286	-8.0
24	0.7

-355	-10.0
40	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
185	5.6
323	9.7
219	6.6
20	0.6

144	4.3
93	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
393	12.8
271	8.8
107	3.5
n/a

247	8.0
-2	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
588	24.9
n/a

876	37.0
-168	-7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sierra County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
54.9
406	12.6%
2,811	87.4%
909	28.3%

1,135
2.51

719	63.3%
631	87.8%
14	1.9%
416	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
50.9
552	17.0%
2,688	83.0%
676	20.9%

1,482
2.16

926	62.5%
750	81.0%
55	5.9%
556	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
43.6
832	23.4%
2,723	76.6%
615	17.3%

1,523
2.31

990	65.0%
821	82.9%
91	9.2%
533	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
43.8
722	21.8%
2,596	78.2%
876	26.4%

1,420
2.31

1,005	70.8%
940	93.5%
33	3.3%
415	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
736	24.0%
2,337	76.0%
442	14.4%

1,277
2.40

871	68.2%
773	88.7%
37	4.2%
406	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Sierra County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	113	10.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	58	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	44	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	89	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	148	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	138	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	73	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	53	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	2.5%
$200,000 or more	151	13.3%

Median Household Income	61,108
Per Capita Income	37,692

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	107

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	121	10.7%
Public Assistance	10	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	83	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	920	65.9%
Unemployed	67	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	987	70.8%
Not in Labor Force	408	29.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	265	345	43.4%
Non-Profit	0	45	0.0%
Self-Employed	144	41	77.8%

Local Government	45	110	29.0%
State Government	0	172	0.0%
Federal Government	68	8	89.5%

Total Private + Self	409	386	51.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	113	335	25.2%
Total	522	721	42.0%

Pct. Govt.	32.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	276	22.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	216	17.4%
Professional, Technical	360	29.0%
Service Occupations	146	11.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2	0.2%
All others	245	19.7%

White Collar		68.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	230	18.5%
Educational services	225	18.1%
Construction	170	13.7%
Accommodation and food services	160	12.9%
Manufacturing	93	7.5%
Public administration	76	6.1%
Health care and social assistance	64	5.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	4.1%
Utilities	44	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	25	2.0%
Other services	19	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9	0.7%
Retail trade	8	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	306	10.49%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	8	0.27%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,508	86.0%
Spanish	310	10.6%
German, other Germanic	98	3.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	445	15.3%
German	389	13.3%
Irish	327	11.2%
Swiss	168	5.8%
Italian	100	3.4%
Basque	74	2.5%
Polish	72	2.5%
American	63	2.2%
French	38	1.3%
Welsh	36	1.2%
Scottish	35	1.2%
Hungarian	29	1.0%
French Canadian	28	1.0%
Finnish	23	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	22	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,849	97.7%
Not a citizen	67	2.3%

Native	2,840	97.4%
Foreign-born	76	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
64	2.8%	81	3.6%	743	33.0%	824	36.6%	265	11.8%	272	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	64	2.8%
9-12 Years	81	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	743	33.0%
Some College	824	36.6%
Bach. Degree	265	11.8%
Grad Degree	272	12.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,628	1,451	177	10.9%	5.8%
1991	1,652	1,472	180	10.9%	7.8%
1992	1,709	1,518	191	11.2%	9.4%
1993	1,807	1,607	200	11.1%	9.5%
1994	1,779	1,597	182	10.2%	8.7%
1995	1,692	1,529	163	9.6%	7.9%
1996	1,725	1,529	196	11.4%	7.3%
1997	1,723	1,542	181	10.5%	6.4%
1998	1,636	1,443	193	11.8%	5.9%
1999	1,626	1,476	150	9.2%	5.3%

2000	1,800	1,696	104	5.8%	4.9%
2001	1,665	1,539	126	7.6%	5.5%
2002	1,642	1,498	144	8.8%	6.8%
2003	1,637	1,482	155	9.5%	6.9%
2004	1,581	1,428	153	9.7%	6.2%
2005	1,581	1,450	131	8.3%	5.4%
2006	1,590	1,472	118	7.4%	4.9%
2007	1,611	1,485	126	7.8%	5.3%
2008	1,590	1,421	169	10.6%	7.3%
2009	1,606	1,357	249	15.5%	11.5%

2010	1,614	1,361	253	15.7%	12.5%
2011	1,599	1,357	242	15.1%	11.9%
2012	1,467	1,253	214	14.6%	10.5%
2013	1,448	1,261	187	12.9%	9.0%
2014	1,410	1,266	144	10.2%	7.6%
2015	1,362	1,242	120	8.8%	6.3%
2016	1,334	1,232	102	7.6%	5.5%
2017	1,290	1,205	85	6.6%	4.8%
2018	1,277	1,199	78	6.1%	4.3%
2019	1,327	1,255	72	5.4%	4.2%

2020	1,282	1,179	103	8.0%	10.1%
2021	1,308	1,228	80	6.1%	7.3%
2022	1,320	1,265	55	4.2%	4.2%
2023	1,332	1,270	62	4.7%	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,092
Median Value	$289,400

Occupied	1,135	54.3%
Vacant	957	45.7%

Owned	940	82.8%
Rented	195	17.2%
Median Rent	$1,184

Single-Family Units	1,970	94.2%
Detached	1,957	93.5%
Attached	13	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28	1.3%
Mobile Homes	88	4.2%

Sierra County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sierra County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Sierra County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sierra County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sierra County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sierra County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Sierra County, CA