Sierra County vs. Nevada County

	Sierra County (CA)	Nevada County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,987	99,696
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.8%	1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,240	98,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,240	98,764
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.1%	17.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.6%	27.5%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	50.9%
White alone, percent	93.2%	93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.1%	9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.8%	84.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	235	8,319
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,361	54,258
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.4%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,200	$400,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,367	$2,032
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$582
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$888	$1,222
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	10.1%
Building permits, 2018	6	541
Households, 2014-2018	1,241	40,904
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.7%	88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.7%	8.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	84.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	36.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.8%	7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	50.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,072	1,012,263
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,644	$10,299
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,125	$63,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,972	$37,145
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	3,077
Total employment, 2017	209	29,079
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,123	1,183,332
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	253	12,623
All firms, 2012	269	11,822
Men-owned firms, 2012	183	6,086
Women-owned firms, 2012	64	3,818
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	242	10,382
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	222	9,929
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.4	103.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	953.21	957.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sierra county (CA) and Nevada county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.