Sierra County vs. Yuba County

	Sierra County (CA)	Yuba County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,987	78,041
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.8%	8.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,240	72,146
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,240	72,155
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	7.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.1%	27.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.6%	12.8%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	49.4%
White alone, percent	93.2%	78.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	2.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.1%	28.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.8%	54.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	235	5,822
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	12.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,361	28,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.4%	58.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,200	$231,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,367	$1,617
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$470	$425
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$888	$951
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	18.5%
Building permits, 2018	6	379
Households, 2014-2018	1,241	26,179
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.7%	81.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.7%	25.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.9%	89.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.2%	80.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	16.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.8%	7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	49.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,072	390,218
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,644	$5,351
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	30.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,125	$52,624
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,972	$23,867
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	17.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	819
Total employment, 2017	209	10,312
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,123	468,265
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	253	3,641
All firms, 2012	269	3,432
Men-owned firms, 2012	183	1,687
Women-owned firms, 2012	64	1,357
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	242	2,345
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	222	2,935
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%	11.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	41.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.4	114.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	953.21	631.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

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