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Sierra County, California (CA)

County population in 2022: 2,891 (0% urban, 100% rural); it was 3,555 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 631
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 434
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,077
Renter-occupied apartments: 417 (it was 443 in 2000)
% of renters here:

29%
State:

44%

Land area: 953 sq. mi.

Water area: 8.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile   (very low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Sierra County: 92.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (17.6%), Construction (14.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 55%
  • Government: 32%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Sierra County, CA (2022)
    • 2,40086.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 33412.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 260.9%Two or more races
    • 240.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 60.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

55.8 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Males: 1,398  (48.4%)
Females: 1,493  (51.6%)
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Average household size:
Sierra County:

2.0 people
California:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,872 ($35,827 in 1999)
This county:

$60,872
California:

$91,551

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $920 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $1,565)
This county:

$920
State:

$1719


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $314,245 (it was $128,200 in 2000)
Sierra:

$314,245
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,356 - $505,410

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $389,061
Here:

$389,061
State:

$988,808

Mobile homes: $165,679
Here:

$165,679
State:

$184,506

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,647
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $571

Institutionalized population: 33

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 7
  • Thefts: 10
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 15
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 0
Sierra County, CA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 11 buildings, average cost: $354,800
  • 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $159,600
  • 2020: 8 buildings, average cost: $348,000
  • 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $345,400
  • 2018: 6 buildings, average cost: $331,900
  • 2017: 7 buildings, average cost: $239,800
  • 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $199,300
  • 2015: 1 building, cost: $190,100
  • 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $341,100
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2011: 6 buildings, average cost: $201,800
  • 2010: 7 buildings, average cost: $340,200
  • 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $324,000
  • 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $449,800
  • 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $326,700
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $342,600
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $285,300
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $169,800
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $151,900
  • 2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $150,400
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $104,900
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $116,400
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $100,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Sierra, CA residents
Average permit cost in Sierra, CA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,907 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,955 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Sierra, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sierra, CA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Sierra, CA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.6%
Sierra County:

12.6%
California:

12.2%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.0% for American Indian residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 55.8 years old
(Males: 56.7 years old, Females: 51.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.4 years old, American Indian residents: 62.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.3 years old, Other race residents: 20.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sierra County is $615 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1149 a month.

Cities in this county include: East Sierra, West Sierra, Loyalton, Sierra Brooks, Downieville, Sierra City, Calpine, Sierraville, Verdi, Pike.

Sierra County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
96118Loyalton10
96124Calpine30
96126Sierraville10

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Neighboring counties: Millard County, Utah , Ocean County, New Jersey , Gilpin County, Colorado , Mineral County, West Virginia , Shelby County, Missouri .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.9%
California:

5.1%

Unemployment by year in Sierra, CA
County total employment by year in Sierra, CA
County average yearly wages by year in Sierra, CA

Current college students: 124
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 75 (11.9% naturalized citizens)

Sierra County:

2.6%
Whole state:

26.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 12010 or later
  • 142000 to 2009
  • 541990 to 1999
  • 231980 to 1989
  • 121970 to 1979
  • 38Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Sierra County marital status for males Sierra County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,981
  • One, attached: 13
  • 3 or 4: 6
  • 50 or more: 29
  • Mobile homes: 87

Housing units in Sierra County with a mortgage: 549 (34 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

98.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Sierra County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1994
Catholic1222
Other1041
Mainline Protestant642
None2,751-
Sierra County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Sierra County:

6.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Sierra County:

9.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

12.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Sierra County:

8.6%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Sierra County:

24.0%
State:

21.3%

Agriculture in Sierra County:

Average size of farms: 1128 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43,635
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.96%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $70,680
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.13

Earthquake activity:

Sierra County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6783% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 172.2 miles away from Sierra County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 172.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 151.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 138.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 276.4 miles away from Sierra County center
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 194.7 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Wildfires, Incident Period: August 14, 2020 - September 26, 2020, FEMA Id: 4558, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 3, 2017 - January 12, 2017, FEMA Id: 4301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Mud & Landslides, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-979: February 03, 1993, FEMA Id: 979, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 12, 1986 to March 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-758: February 21, 1986, FEMA Id: 758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Sierra County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Sierra

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 627 (69.6%)
  • Carpooled: 52 (5.8%)
  • Walked: 16 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 274 (30.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Educational services (34%)
  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Educational services (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (31%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Community and social service occupations (20%)
  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Life, physical, and social science occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (88%)
  • El Salvador (9%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
  • England (0%)
  • Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sierra County


  • Swiss (14%)
  • English (12%)
  • German (10%)
  • American (8%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • French Canadian (2%)
  • Czech (2%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
33 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities

People in group quarters in Sierra County, California in 2000:

  • 30 people in nursing homes
  • 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $66,122.

8.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,594 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.86%
California average:

5.19%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.74% relocated from other counties in California ($46,062 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($10,531 average AGI)
Sierra County:

2.12%
California average:

1.56%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Nevada County, CA  1.94% ($57,476 average AGI)


6.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,176 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.97%
California average:

6.14%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.62% relocated to other counties in California ($30,297 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($14,892 average AGI)
Sierra County:

2.36%
California average:

2.55%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Births per 1000 population in Sierra County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Sierra County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Sierra County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Sierra County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Sierra County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 694 (581 aged, 113 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 64 (11%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,891
  • Male householders: 698 (267 living alone), Female householders: 454 (165 living alone)
  • 617 spouses (609 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 876 children (801 natural, 34 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 91 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 67

Size of family households: 555 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 431 1-person.

202 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (124 men, 50 women).

86.3% of residents of Sierra speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $26,765,000 ($7,669 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $498,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,590,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,957,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $27,000
Federal grants: $5,482,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,904,000 ($178,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,804,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $283,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,463,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,641,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 134
Here:

39 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 208
Here:

61 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -55
Here:  -16 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Sierra County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.66 millions of gallons per day (88% from ground, 12% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.6
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.3
State:

3.9

Year house built in Sierra County, California
  • Year house built in Sierra County, California
  • 02020 or later
  • 1552010 to 2019
  • 1892000 to 2009
  • 1091990 to 1999
  • 4201980 to 1989
  • 2931970 to 1979
  • 4311960 to 1969
  • 1541950 to 1959
  • 471940 to 1949
  • 3181939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sierra County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, California
  • 101 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 653 rooms
  • 1724 rooms
  • 2205 rooms
  • 2446 rooms
  • 1477 rooms
  • 628 rooms
  • 429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, California
  • 701 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 414 rooms
  • 205 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 247 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sierra County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sierra County, California
  • 10no bedroom
  • 941 bedroom
  • 2032 bedrooms
  • 5563 bedrooms
  • 944 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sierra County, California
  • 70no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 472 bedrooms
  • 143 bedrooms
  • 254 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 7no vehicle
  • 2881 vehicle
  • 3082 vehicles
  • 1813 vehicles
  • 1264 vehicles
  • 505+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Sierra County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 28no vehicle
  • 931 vehicle
  • 302 vehicles
  • 343 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles

90.3% of Sierra County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in California.

Sierra County:

90.3%
State average:

88.9%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,821
  • Other state: 951
  • Northeast: 168
  • Midwest: 151
  • South: 194
  • West: 436
Year householders moved into unit in Sierra County, CA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sierra County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 35.2%Wood
  • 26.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 21.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.6%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Electricity
  • 4.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 33.3%Electricity
  • 21.0%Wood
  • 17.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 14.4%No fuel used
  • 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.1%Other fuel
  • 3.1%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 77
Here:

23.9%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
California:

15.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Sierra County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,725,000
    Other: $1,406,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,246,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,160,000
    Regular Highways: $534,000
    Regular Highways: $527,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,610,000
    Health - Other: $4,593,000
    Health - Other: $3,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,517,000
    Regular Highways: $3,323,000
    Police Protection: $2,812,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,366,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,203,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,990,000
    General - Other: $1,508,000
    Financial Administration: $1,460,000
    General - Other: $1,452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,355,000
    Financial Administration: $1,091,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,068,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,025,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $911,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $722,000
    Corrections - Other: $628,000
    Corrections - Other: $550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $384,000
    Parks and Recreation: $261,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $187,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Air Transportation: $144,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Transit Utilities: $132,000
    Transit Utilities: $130,000
    Correctional Institutions: $71,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Libraries: $23,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Other: $951,000
    Highways: $886,000
    General Local Government Support: $436,000
    Natural Resources: $313,000
    General Local Government Support: $250,000
    Education: $70,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Education: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
    Interest on Debt: $74,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $205,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $359,000
    Education: $319,000
    Other: $34,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,898,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,430,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,887,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,383,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $543,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $468,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $402,000
    Interest Earnings: $362,000
    Interest Earnings: $193,000
    General Revenue - Other: $158,000
    Special Assessments: $71,000
    Special Assessments: $70,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
    Rents: $48,000
    Rents: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $419,000
    Regular Highways: $186,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $140,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,768,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,892,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,262,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $3,564,000
    Highways: $2,978,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,918,000
    Public Welfare: $2,405,000
    Public Welfare: $2,323,000
    Education: $2,214,000
    Education: $1,889,000
    General Local Government Support: $458,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Transit Utilities: $65,000
    General Local Government Support: $61,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,291,000
    Property: $3,947,000
    Other Selective Sales: $364,000
    Other Selective Sales: $360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $195,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $93,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $90,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $19,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $18,000
    Other License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,069,000
    : $959,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000

Sierra County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,725,000
    Other: $1,406,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,246,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,160,000
    Regular Highways: $534,000
    Regular Highways: $527,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,610,000
    Health - Other: $4,593,000
    Health - Other: $3,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,517,000
    Regular Highways: $3,323,000
    Police Protection: $2,812,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,366,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,203,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,990,000
    General - Other: $1,508,000
    Financial Administration: $1,460,000
    General - Other: $1,452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,355,000
    Financial Administration: $1,091,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,068,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,025,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $911,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $722,000
    Corrections - Other: $628,000
    Corrections - Other: $550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $384,000
    Parks and Recreation: $261,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $187,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Air Transportation: $144,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Transit Utilities: $132,000
    Transit Utilities: $130,000
    Correctional Institutions: $71,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Libraries: $23,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Other: $951,000
    Highways: $886,000
    General Local Government Support: $436,000
    Natural Resources: $313,000
    General Local Government Support: $250,000
    Education: $70,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Education: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
    Interest on Debt: $74,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $205,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $359,000
    Education: $319,000
    Other: $34,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,898,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,430,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,887,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,383,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $543,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $468,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $402,000
    Interest Earnings: $362,000
    Interest Earnings: $193,000
    General Revenue - Other: $158,000
    Special Assessments: $71,000
    Special Assessments: $70,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
    Rents: $48,000
    Rents: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $419,000
    Regular Highways: $186,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $140,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,768,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,892,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,262,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $3,564,000
    Highways: $2,978,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,918,000
    Public Welfare: $2,405,000
    Public Welfare: $2,323,000
    Education: $2,214,000
    Education: $1,889,000
    General Local Government Support: $458,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Transit Utilities: $65,000
    General Local Government Support: $61,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,291,000
    Property: $3,947,000
    Other Selective Sales: $364,000
    Other Selective Sales: $360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $195,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $93,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $90,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $19,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $18,000
    Other License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,069,000
    : $959,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000

Sierra County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,725,000
    Other: $1,406,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,246,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,160,000
    Regular Highways: $534,000
    Regular Highways: $527,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,610,000
    Health - Other: $4,593,000
    Health - Other: $3,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,517,000
    Regular Highways: $3,323,000
    Police Protection: $2,812,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,366,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,203,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,990,000
    General - Other: $1,508,000
    Financial Administration: $1,460,000
    General - Other: $1,452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,355,000
    Financial Administration: $1,091,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,068,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,025,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $911,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $722,000
    Corrections - Other: $628,000
    Corrections - Other: $550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $384,000
    Parks and Recreation: $261,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $187,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Air Transportation: $144,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Transit Utilities: $132,000
    Transit Utilities: $130,000
    Correctional Institutions: $71,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Libraries: $23,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Other: $951,000
    Highways: $886,000
    General Local Government Support: $436,000
    Natural Resources: $313,000
    General Local Government Support: $250,000
    Education: $70,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Education: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
    Interest on Debt: $74,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $205,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $359,000
    Education: $319,000
    Other: $34,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,898,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,430,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,887,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,383,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $543,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $468,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $402,000
    Interest Earnings: $362,000
    Interest Earnings: $193,000
    General Revenue - Other: $158,000
    Special Assessments: $71,000
    Special Assessments: $70,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
    Rents: $48,000
    Rents: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $419,000
    Regular Highways: $186,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $140,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,768,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,892,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,262,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $3,564,000
    Highways: $2,978,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,918,000
    Public Welfare: $2,405,000
    Public Welfare: $2,323,000
    Education: $2,214,000
    Education: $1,889,000
    General Local Government Support: $458,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Transit Utilities: $65,000
    General Local Government Support: $61,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,291,000
    Property: $3,947,000
    Other Selective Sales: $364,000
    Other Selective Sales: $360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $195,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $93,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $90,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $19,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $18,000
    Other License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,069,000
    : $959,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000

Sierra County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,725,000
    Other: $1,406,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,246,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,160,000
    Regular Highways: $534,000
    Regular Highways: $527,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,610,000
    Health - Other: $4,593,000
    Health - Other: $3,988,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,517,000
    Regular Highways: $3,323,000
    Police Protection: $2,812,000
    Police Protection: $2,678,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,366,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,203,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,990,000
    General - Other: $1,508,000
    Financial Administration: $1,460,000
    General - Other: $1,452,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,405,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,355,000
    Financial Administration: $1,091,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,068,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,025,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $911,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $722,000
    Corrections - Other: $628,000
    Corrections - Other: $550,000
    Correctional Institutions: $384,000
    Parks and Recreation: $261,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $211,000
    Parks and Recreation: $189,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $187,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Air Transportation: $144,000
    Water Utilities: $143,000
    Transit Utilities: $132,000
    Transit Utilities: $130,000
    Correctional Institutions: $71,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $49,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
    Libraries: $32,000
    Libraries: $23,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,205,000
    Highways: $964,000
    Other: $951,000
    Highways: $886,000
    General Local Government Support: $436,000
    Natural Resources: $313,000
    General Local Government Support: $250,000
    Education: $70,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Transit Utilities: $48,000
    Education: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
    Interest on Debt: $74,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $360,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $205,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $42,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $359,000
    Education: $319,000
    Other: $34,000
    Other: $5,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,898,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,430,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,887,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,383,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $543,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $468,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $402,000
    Interest Earnings: $362,000
    Interest Earnings: $193,000
    General Revenue - Other: $158,000
    Special Assessments: $71,000
    Special Assessments: $70,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $69,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
    Rents: $48,000
    Rents: $31,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $829,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $419,000
    Regular Highways: $186,000
    Financial Administration: $145,000
    General - Other: $141,000
    General - Other: $140,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $134,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $75,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Corrections - Other: $64,000
    Health - Other: $30,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $11,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,768,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,892,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,864,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,262,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $3,564,000
    Highways: $2,978,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,918,000
    Public Welfare: $2,405,000
    Public Welfare: $2,323,000
    Education: $2,214,000
    Education: $1,889,000
    General Local Government Support: $458,000
    Transit Utilities: $190,000
    Transit Utilities: $65,000
    General Local Government Support: $61,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,291,000
    Property: $3,947,000
    Other Selective Sales: $364,000
    Other Selective Sales: $360,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $195,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $173,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $93,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $90,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $34,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $28,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $19,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $18,000
    Other License: $6,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $1,069,000
    : $959,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
    Interest on Debt: $1,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 83
  • Number of aged recipients: 0
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 0
  • Number of recipients under 18: 0
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 58
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 0
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 50
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 41
Most common first names in Sierra County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1371.1 years
Robert1271.0 years
Mary1175.8 years
James1066.7 years
Betty875.7 years
Frank783.8 years
Margaret779.7 years
Charles672.2 years
Barbara567.4 years
Alice582.6 years
Most common last names in Sierra County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
White776.4 years
Johnson676.5 years
Gilmer576.0 years
Grandi581.4 years
Wright582.4 years
Ball476.5 years
Dawson476.9 years
Hartwell483.0 years
Rushing473.2 years
Williams473.0 years

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