Sierra County , California
Population: 2,731 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $60,000 Home $334,100 Rent $1,181/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Sierra County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $334,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error.
$60,000
Median Income
household
$334,100
Home Value
median
$1,181/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $60,000 |
| Per Capita Income | $40,612 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3% |
| Median Home Value | $334,100 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,181/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 78.3% |
| Renter Occupied | 21.7% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 2,731 |
| Median Age | 56 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 24.4% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
32.5%
Obesity
15.3%
Diabetes
15.6%
Smoking
30.8%
High Blood Pressure
27.3%
No Physical Activity
26.0%
Depression
32.6%
Insufficient Sleep
77.2%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 31.5 · 32th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
2.39
🔥 Wildfire
95.58
❄️ Winter Storm
33.23
🌍 Earthquake
66.83
☀️ Drought
35.94
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