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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sierra County is $28,030, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Sierra County median household income is $43,107, which has grown by 20.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sierra County residents spend 29.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #24

Sierra County	28,030 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sierra County	35,257 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sierra County	37,679 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Sierra County	30,000 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #47

Sierra County	43,107 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sierra County	62,469 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #55

Sierra County	20.32%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Sierra County		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.89%	$5,855, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.36%	$20,038, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.49%	$3,136, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.18%	$25,201, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Sierra County	57,708 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sierra County	77,963 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
White	$43,258, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$16,719, see rank	$47,206	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
25 to 44	$52,361, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,971, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$42,115, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,579, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,260, 48.86%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	614, 48.73%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	614, 48.73%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	551, 89.74%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63, 10.26%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	646, 51.27%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,319, 51.14%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	680, 51.55%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	680, 51.55%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	652, 95.88%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 4.12%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	639, 48.45%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,188, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	918, 77.27%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	95, 8.00%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	57, 4.80%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	36, 3.03%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	82, 6.90%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sierra County	29.3 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,203	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	551, 45.80%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	160, 29.04%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	82, 14.88%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 1.27%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	61, 11.07%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	120, 21.78%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	106, 19.24%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	652, 54.20%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	263, 40.34%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	125, 19.17%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	226, 34.66%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 5.83%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Sierra County	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,203, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	78, 6.48%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	183, 15.21%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 2.24%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13, 1.08%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	88, 7.32%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	81, 6.73%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	18, 1.50%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 0.83%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	120, 9.98%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	352, 29.26%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	63, 5.24%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	168, 13.97%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2, 0.17%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Sierra County	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	487	16.29%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	89	10.60%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.