Sierra County vs. Plumas County

	Sierra County (CA)	Plumas County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,987	18,804
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.8%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,240	20,007
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,240	20,007
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.1%	16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.6%	28.4%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	50.2%
White alone, percent	93.2%	90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	3.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.1%	9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.8%	83.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	235	1,852
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,361	15,864
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.4%	72.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,200	$234,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,367	$1,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$476
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$888	$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	6.0%
Building permits, 2018	6	41
Households, 2014-2018	1,241	8,047
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.7%	85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.7%	8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.8%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	50.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	46.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,072	139,325
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,644	$7,182
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,125	$53,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,972	$32,710
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	590
Total employment, 2017	209	3,675
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,123	165,557
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	253	1,622
All firms, 2012	269	2,039
Men-owned firms, 2012	183	942
Women-owned firms, 2012	64	560
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	242	1,742
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	222	1,653
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%	23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.4	7.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	953.21	2,553.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

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