Sierra County

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Sierra County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 13,270
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 117 / 232 / 0
Land Area (2000): 10,826.751 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 145.222 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 1,363,000.000 acres (5,514.698 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 223
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 41.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 28.70%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,817,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 33,000,000 / 31,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 35.90%
Physicians (2004): 17
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (25)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,547
Federal Spending (2004): $126,534

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	17,654	65.90%
Rural, Farm	753	2.81%
Rural, Non-farm	8,384	31.29%

Sierra County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Employment Information Back to top
Sierra County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,451	3,300	151	4.37%	44
1991	3,383	3,183	200	5.91%	59
1992	3,465	3,264	201	5.80%	58
1993	3,606	3,428	178	4.95%	50
1994	3,516	3,323	193	5.49%	55
1995	3,707	3,529	178	4.80%	48
1996	3,997	3,818	179	4.47%	45
1997	4,305	4,141	164	3.80%	38
1998	4,438	4,263	175	3.94%	40
1999	4,162	4,030	132	3.18%	32
2000	5,275	5,041	234	4.44%	45
2001	5,282	5,030	252	4.78%	48
2002	5,318	5,030	288	5.41%	54
2003	5,251	4,955	297	5.65%	57
2004	5,355	5,042	314	5.86%	59
2005	5,464	5,165	300	5.48%	55
2006	5,507	5,258	249	4.52%	45
2007	5,593	5,403	190	3.39%	34
2008	5,635	5,417	218	3.87%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,298	3,116	182	5.52%	55
Feb 1990	3,343	3,172	171	5.12%	51
Mar 1990	3,311	3,163	148	4.47%	45
Apr 1990	3,326	3,176	150	4.51%	45
May 1990	3,375	3,210	165	4.89%	49
Jun 1990	3,338	3,187	151	4.52%	45
Jul 1990	3,699	3,562	137	3.70%	37
Aug 1990	3,702	3,594	108	2.92%	29
Sep 1990	3,613	3,473	140	3.87%	39
Oct 1990	3,473	3,340	133	3.83%	38
Nov 1990	3,478	3,328	150	4.31%	43
Dec 1990	3,451	3,276	175	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,454	3,225	229	6.63%	66
Feb 1991	3,242	3,023	219	6.76%	68
Mar 1991	3,271	3,077	194	5.93%	59
Apr 1991	3,370	3,187	183	5.43%	54
May 1991	3,351	3,166	185	5.52%	55
Jun 1991	3,391	3,201	190	5.60%	56
Jul 1991	3,403	3,220	183	5.38%	54
Aug 1991	3,265	3,089	176	5.39%	54
Sep 1991	3,273	3,101	172	5.26%	53
Oct 1991	3,507	3,299	208	5.93%	59
Nov 1991	3,605	3,370	235	6.52%	65
Dec 1991	3,463	3,237	226	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,057	2,863	194	6.35%	63
Feb 1992	3,016	2,816	200	6.63%	66
Mar 1992	3,054	2,839	215	7.04%	70
Apr 1992	3,329	3,132	197	5.92%	59
May 1992	3,739	3,535	204	5.46%	55
Jun 1992	3,687	3,463	224	6.08%	61
Jul 1992	3,684	3,485	199	5.40%	54
Aug 1992	3,437	3,251	186	5.41%	54
Sep 1992	3,520	3,346	174	4.94%	49
Oct 1992	3,662	3,455	207	5.65%	57
Nov 1992	3,710	3,487	223	6.01%	60
Dec 1992	3,690	3,501	189	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,368	3,145	223	6.62%	66
Feb 1993	3,314	3,113	201	6.07%	61
Mar 1993	3,390	3,226	164	4.84%	48
Apr 1993	3,529	3,371	158	4.48%	45
May 1993	3,805	3,634	171	4.49%	45
Jun 1993	4,012	3,801	211	5.26%	53
Jul 1993	3,697	3,515	182	4.92%	49
Aug 1993	3,563	3,398	165	4.63%	46
Sep 1993	3,487	3,313	174	4.99%	50
Oct 1993	3,811	3,639	172	4.51%	45
Nov 1993	3,822	3,654	168	4.40%	44
Dec 1993	3,475	3,324	151	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,111	2,929	182	5.85%	59
Feb 1994	3,137	2,952	185	5.90%	59
Mar 1994	3,201	3,019	182	5.69%	57
Apr 1994	3,314	3,145	169	5.10%	51
May 1994	3,483	3,331	152	4.36%	44
Jun 1994	3,671	3,474	197	5.37%	54
Jul 1994	3,710	3,530	180	4.85%	49
Aug 1994	3,645	3,450	195	5.35%	53
Sep 1994	3,781	3,526	255	6.74%	67
Oct 1994	3,856	3,598	258	6.69%	67
Nov 1994	3,787	3,592	195	5.15%	51
Dec 1994	3,491	3,325	166	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	3,579	3,312	267	7.46%	75
Feb 1995	3,591	3,360	231	6.43%	64
Mar 1995	3,553	3,355	198	5.57%	56
Apr 1995	3,605	3,456	149	4.13%	41
May 1995	3,626	3,489	137	3.78%	38
Jun 1995	3,833	3,692	141	3.68%	37
Jul 1995	3,810	3,684	126	3.31%	33
Aug 1995	3,796	3,662	134	3.53%	35
Sep 1995	3,831	3,638	193	5.04%	50
Oct 1995	3,717	3,550	167	4.49%	45
Nov 1995	3,968	3,768	200	5.04%	50
Dec 1995	3,573	3,381	192	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	3,634	3,447	187	5.15%	51
Feb 1996	3,613	3,425	188	5.20%	52
Mar 1996	3,679	3,501	178	4.84%	48
Apr 1996	3,726	3,559	167	4.48%	45
May 1996	3,856	3,636	220	5.71%	57
Jun 1996	3,893	3,700	193	4.96%	50
Jul 1996	3,988	3,836	152	3.81%	38
Aug 1996	4,120	3,925	195	4.73%	47
Sep 1996	4,221	4,048	173	4.10%	41
Oct 1996	4,546	4,385	161	3.54%	35
Nov 1996	4,426	4,250	176	3.98%	40
Dec 1996	4,259	4,104	155	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	3,989	3,813	176	4.41%	44
Feb 1997	4,068	3,874	194	4.77%	48
Mar 1997	4,059	3,878	181	4.46%	45
Apr 1997	4,179	4,022	157	3.76%	38
May 1997	4,198	4,062	136	3.24%	32
Jun 1997	4,282	4,142	140	3.27%	33
Jul 1997	4,330	4,197	133	3.07%	31
Aug 1997	4,269	4,125	144	3.37%	34
Sep 1997	4,222	4,087	135	3.20%	32
Oct 1997	4,751	4,569	182	3.83%	38
Nov 1997	4,811	4,624	187	3.89%	39
Dec 1997	4,497	4,300	197	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,112	3,908	204	4.96%	50
Feb 1998	4,136	3,935	201	4.86%	49
Mar 1998	4,196	3,992	204	4.86%	49
Apr 1998	4,178	4,029	149	3.57%	36
May 1998	4,363	4,198	165	3.78%	38
Jun 1998	4,559	4,377	182	3.99%	40
Jul 1998	4,977	4,810	167	3.36%	34
Aug 1998	4,216	4,064	152	3.61%	36
Sep 1998	4,259	4,086	173	4.06%	41
Oct 1998	4,809	4,641	168	3.49%	35
Nov 1998	4,909	4,719	190	3.87%	39
Dec 1998	4,543	4,400	143	3.15%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,111	3,983	128	3.11%	31
Feb 1999	4,072	3,934	138	3.39%	34
Mar 1999	4,026	3,897	129	3.20%	32
Apr 1999	4,020	3,904	116	2.89%	29
May 1999	4,151	4,026	125	3.01%	30
Jun 1999	4,322	4,172	150	3.47%	35
Jul 1999	4,235	4,093	142	3.35%	34
Aug 1999	4,095	3,956	139	3.39%	34
Sep 1999	3,948	3,835	113	2.86%	29
Oct 1999	4,376	4,233	143	3.27%	33
Nov 1999	4,525	4,389	136	3.01%	30
Dec 1999	4,068	3,938	130	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	5,025	4,788	237	4.72%	47
Feb 2000	5,037	4,801	236	4.69%	47
Mar 2000	5,058	4,832	226	4.47%	45
Apr 2000	4,970	4,757	213	4.29%	43
May 2000	5,045	4,828	217	4.30%	43
Jun 2000	5,260	4,983	277	5.27%	53
Jul 2000	5,385	5,137	248	4.61%	46
Aug 2000	5,094	4,853	241	4.73%	47
Sep 2000	5,353	5,109	244	4.56%	46
Oct 2000	5,663	5,428	235	4.15%	41
Nov 2000	5,924	5,691	233	3.93%	39
Dec 2000	5,487	5,281	206	3.75%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,899	4,655	244	4.98%	50
Feb 2001	4,879	4,645	234	4.80%	48
Mar 2001	5,062	4,833	229	4.52%	45
Apr 2001	5,029	4,802	227	4.51%	45
May 2001	5,348	5,127	221	4.13%	41
Jun 2001	5,460	5,184	276	5.05%	51
Jul 2001	5,442	5,191	251	4.61%	46
Aug 2001	5,253	5,001	252	4.80%	48
Sep 2001	5,609	5,334	275	4.90%	49
Oct 2001	5,665	5,383	282	4.98%	50
Nov 2001	5,547	5,270	277	4.99%	50
Dec 2001	5,191	4,930	261	5.03%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	5,075	4,771	304	5.99%	60
Feb 2002	5,064	4,770	294	5.81%	58
Mar 2002	4,962	4,693	269	5.42%	54
Apr 2002	5,060	4,792	268	5.30%	53
May 2002	5,162	4,897	265	5.13%	51
Jun 2002	5,580	5,244	336	6.02%	60
Jul 2002	5,498	5,191	307	5.58%	56
Aug 2002	5,346	5,064	282	5.27%	53
Sep 2002	5,625	5,346	279	4.96%	50
Oct 2002	5,496	5,215	281	5.11%	51
Nov 2002	5,606	5,326	280	4.99%	50
Dec 2002	5,340	5,055	285	5.34%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	5,238	4,956	282	5.38%	54
Feb 2003	5,072	4,773	299	5.90%	59
Mar 2003	4,950	4,676	274	5.54%	55
Apr 2003	4,960	4,682	278	5.60%	56
May 2003	5,007	4,720	287	5.73%	57
Jun 2003	5,333	4,991	342	6.41%	64
Jul 2003	5,295	4,986	309	5.84%	58
Aug 2003	5,169	4,866	303	5.86%	59
Sep 2003	5,178	4,875	303	5.85%	59
Oct 2003	5,672	5,382	290	5.11%	51
Nov 2003	5,707	5,400	307	5.38%	54
Dec 2003	5,436	5,147	289	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	5,146	4,819	327	6.35%	64
Feb 2004	5,019	4,696	323	6.44%	64
Mar 2004	5,049	4,719	330	6.54%	65
Apr 2004	5,165	4,836	329	6.37%	64
May 2004	5,192	4,861	331	6.38%	64
Jun 2004	5,591	5,243	348	6.22%	62
Jul 2004	5,530	5,214	316	5.71%	57
Aug 2004	5,275	4,998	277	5.25%	53
Sep 2004	5,455	5,150	305	5.59%	56
Oct 2004	5,611	5,320	291	5.19%	52
Nov 2004	5,680	5,391	289	5.09%	51
Dec 2004	5,552	5,252	300	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	5,263	4,946	317	6.02%	60
Feb 2005	5,212	4,872	340	6.52%	65
Mar 2005	5,165	4,848	317	6.14%	61
Apr 2005	5,348	5,036	312	5.83%	58
May 2005	5,432	5,118	314	5.78%	58
Jun 2005	5,730	5,412	318	5.55%	55
Jul 2005	5,635	5,327	308	5.47%	55
Aug 2005	5,806	5,536	270	4.65%	47
Sep 2005	5,395	5,109	286	5.30%	53
Oct 2005	5,530	5,262	268	4.85%	48
Nov 2005	5,630	5,345	285	5.06%	51
Dec 2005	5,427	5,166	261	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	5,523	5,236	287	5.20%	52
Feb 2006	5,354	5,048	306	5.72%	57
Mar 2006	5,247	4,970	277	5.28%	53
Apr 2006	5,227	4,951	276	5.28%	53
May 2006	5,291	5,016	275	5.20%	52
Jun 2006	5,654	5,387	267	4.72%	47
Jul 2006	5,728	5,451	277	4.84%	48
Aug 2006	5,650	5,429	221	3.91%	39
Sep 2006	5,411	5,190	221	4.08%	41
Oct 2006	5,720	5,522	198	3.46%	35
Nov 2006	5,782	5,579	203	3.51%	35
Dec 2006	5,497	5,319	178	3.24%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	5,378	5,164	214	3.98%	40
Feb 2007	5,358	5,130	228	4.26%	43
Mar 2007	5,314	5,110	204	3.84%	38
Apr 2007	5,392	5,204	188	3.49%	35
May 2007	5,583	5,397	186	3.33%	33
Jun 2007	5,789	5,593	196	3.39%	34
Jul 2007	5,687	5,479	208	3.66%	37
Aug 2007	5,604	5,436	168	3.00%	30
Sep 2007	5,554	5,382	172	3.10%	31
Oct 2007	5,888	5,721	167	2.84%	28
Nov 2007	5,912	5,732	180	3.04%	30
Dec 2007	5,657	5,490	167	2.95%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	5,439	5,261	178	3.27%	33
Feb 2008	5,377	5,171	206	3.83%	38
Mar 2008	5,358	5,138	220	4.11%	41
Apr 2008	5,472	5,267	205	3.75%	37
May 2008	5,578	5,357	221	3.96%	40
Jun 2008	5,886	5,634	252	4.28%	43
Jul 2008	5,871	5,617	254	4.33%	43
Aug 2008	5,954	5,717	237	3.98%	40
Sep 2008	5,783	5,593	190	3.29%	33
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sierra County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,028	22.22%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	502	10.85%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	482	10.42%
4.	Health Care	308	6.66%
5.	Public Administration	258	5.58%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	218	4.71%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	172	3.72%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	170	3.67%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	154	3.33%
10.	Truck Transportation	116	2.51%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	110	2.38%
12.	Utilities	88	1.90%
13.	Educational Services	86	1.86%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	72	1.56%
15.	Mining	70	1.51%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	68	1.47%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	60	1.30%
18.	Food Manufacturing	56	1.21%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	52	1.12%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	46	0.99%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	802	18.59%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	544	12.61%
3.	Educational Services	528	12.24%
4.	Public Administration	370	8.58%
5.	Finance and Insurance	218	5.05%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	212	4.91%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	172	3.99%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	168	3.89%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	164	3.80%
10.	Social Assistance	144	3.34%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	118	2.74%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	80	1.85%
13.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	62	1.44%
14.	Other Direct Selling Estab	52	1.21%
15.	Private Household Services	52	1.21%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	48	1.11%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	46	1.07%
18.	Construction	40	0.93%
19.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	36	0.83%
20.	Gasoline Stations	36	0.83%

Sierra County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	254	5.49%
2.	Construction Laborers	252	5.45%
3.	Other Construction Trades	246	5.32%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	232	5.02%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	222	4.80%
6.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	212	4.58%
7.	Farmers and Farm Managers	208	4.50%
8.	Other Management Occupations	206	4.45%
9.	Carpenters	188	4.06%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	156	3.37%
11.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	154	3.33%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	146	3.16%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	138	2.98%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	136	2.94%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	112	2.42%
16.	Other Production Occupations	100	2.16%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	98	2.12%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	84	1.82%
19.	Other Protective Service Workers	82	1.77%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	80	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	230	5.33%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	226	5.24%
3.	Cashiers	216	5.01%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	200	4.64%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	194	4.50%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	194	4.50%
7.	Other Management Occupations	182	4.22%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	176	4.08%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	168	3.89%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	156	3.62%
11.	Registered Nurses	144	3.34%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	142	3.29%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	130	3.01%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	128	2.97%
15.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	118	2.74%
16.	Personal Appearance Workers	116	2.69%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	110	2.55%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	110	2.55%
19.	Farmers and Farm Managers	106	2.46%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	96	2.23%

Sierra County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,532	38.56%
15-35 hours	1,783	8.06%
1-14 hours	630	2.85%
No regular hours	11,183	50.54%

Sierra County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	156	1.90%
5 AM-5:29 AM	290	3.52%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	268	3.26%
6 AM-6:29 AM	520	6.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	738	8.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,255	15.25%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,176	26.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM	795	9.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	399	4.85%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	296	3.60%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	216	2.62%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	130	1.58%
Noon-3:59 PM	496	6.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM	496	6.03%

Sierra County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	894	10.86%
5-9	2,253	27.37%
10-14	1,762	21.41%
15-19	1,038	12.61%
20-24	531	6.45%
25-29	112	1.36%
30-34	533	6.48%
35-39	124	1.51%
40-44	207	2.51%
45-59	178	2.16%
60-89	220	2.67%
At least 90	379	4.60%

Sierra County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0.00%	6,590	80.06%
30-44	0.00%	864	10.50%
45-59	0.00%	178	2.16%
At least 60	0.00%	599	7.28%

Sierra County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	38	0.43%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,543	17.47%
Car / truck / van, solo	6,000	67.93%
Motorcycle	34	0.38%
Other	132	1.49%
Public transportation	0	0.00%
Walked	484	5.48%
Worked at home	601	6.80%

Sierra County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Family Information Back to top
: 12,206 (26,010 people)
: 7,210 (19,832 people)
: 1,802
: 12,983
Sierra County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,453	19.97%
$10,000-$14,999	1,426	11.61%
$15,000-$19,999	1,238	10.08%
$20,000-$24,999	1,178	9.59%
$25,000-$29,999	1,198	9.75%
$30,000-$34,999	799	6.51%
$35,000-$39,999	814	6.63%
$40,000-$44,999	653	5.32%
$45,000-$49,999	488	3.97%
$50,000-$59,999	626	5.10%
$60,000-$74,999	616	5.02%
$75,000-$99,999	401	3.26%
$100,000-$124,999	142	1.16%
$125,000-$149,999	116	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	48	0.39%
$200,000 or more	86	0.70%

Sierra County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,194	35.89%
Family, 2 people	2,160	35.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	272	4.45%
Family, 3 people	604	9.88%
Nonfamily, 3 people	19	0.31%
Family, 4 people	488	7.98%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.11%
Family, 5 people	214	3.50%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.05%
Family, 6 people	96	1.57%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	55	0.90%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Sierra County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,034	22.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,010	12.77%
Public Assistance	616	1.96%
Retirement	3,139	9.99%
Self Employment	1,802	5.74%
Social Security	5,778	18.39%
Supplemental Security	816	2.60%
Wage / Salary	6,364	20.26%
Other	1,852	5.90%

Sierra County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,111	69.73%
With children under 18	1,785	30.27%

Sierra County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,634	14.71%
Married	6,429	57.88%
Never Married	2,269	20.43%
Widowed	776	6.99%

Sierra County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,596	14.16%
Married	6,365	56.47%
Never Married	1,337	11.86%
Widowed	1,974	17.51%

Sierra County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Education Information Back to top
Sierra County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,860	8.69%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,579	16.72%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,722	31.41%
Some college, no degree	5,463	25.53%
Associate degree	1,149	5.37%
Bachelors degree	1,555	7.27%
Graduate or professional degree	1,072	5.01%

Sierra County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	128	0.96%	52	0.39%	180	1.36%
Kindergarten	239	1.80%	22	0.17%	261	1.97%
Grades 1-4	1,228	9.25%	44	0.33%	1,272	9.59%
Grades 5-8	1,245	9.38%	220	1.66%	1,465	11.04%
Grades 9-12	1,374	10.35%	32	0.24%	1,406	10.60%
Undergrad college	454	3.42%	132	0.99%	586	4.42%
Graduate or professional school	99	0.75%	34	0.26%	133	1.00%
Total	4,767	35.92%	536	4.04%	5,303	39.96%

Sierra County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Business Information Back to top
: $71,590,000
: $13,563,000
: 2,675
Sierra County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	3
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	2	2
1999 - Construction	7	8	9	16	15
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	2	13
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	4	6	1	3
1999 - Information	3	1	2	1	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	0	1	1	0
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	9	6	10
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	4	3	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	0	3	6
1999 - Retail Trade	8	10	11	13	24
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	2	0	2
1999 - Unclassified	2	3	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	2	1
1999 - Total	30	39	51	55	90
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	0	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	2	2	2
2000 - Construction	5	8	11	13	14
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	4	3	6
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	4	2	3
2000 - Information	0	1	3	1	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	1	2	0	1
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	4	7	4	11
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	2	5	4
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	1	0	9
2000 - Retail Trade	2	7	14	16	19
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	1	0	2
2000 - Unclassified	4	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	0	1	2
2000 - Total	23	39	56	48	82
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	1	5
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	4	2
2001 - Construction	7	10	9	11	13
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	5	1	7
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	5	1	4
2001 - Information	1	3	2	1	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	1	0	1	1
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	4	7	12
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	3	3	5
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	2	2	2	6
2001 - Retail Trade	2	2	8	11	31
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	1	2
2001 - Unclassified	2	2	0	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	0	2	0
2001 - Total	29	26	41	47	95
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	3	2
2002 - Construction	2	13	8	6	13
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	4	2	5	3	4
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	1	6	4
2002 - Information	0	2	0	1	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	0	0	2	2
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	6	2	9	10
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	2	2	3	8
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	5	1	3	5
2002 - Retail Trade	2	12	9	7	26
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	2	0	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Total	25	49	33	44	88
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	2	2
2003 - Construction	10	7	6	6	7
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	1	6	7
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	6	1	7
2003 - Information	0	1	2	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	1	1
2003 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	6	4	14
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	4	4	4	7
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	4	1	1	5
2003 - Retail Trade	6	0	12	12	19
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	2	1
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Total	25	23	46	41	76
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	1	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	3	0
2004 - Construction	5	11	6	6	6
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	1	11
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	6	4	5
2004 - Information	1	0	1	1	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	2	3	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	9	5	10
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	1	4	9
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	3	3	2
2004 - Retail Trade	4	6	9	13	22
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	1	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Total	24	24	43	44	75
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	4	0	0
2005 - Construction	5	4	7	4	8
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	1	9
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	7	3	5
2005 - Information	0	0	2	0	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	2	2	2	2
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	5	7	10
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	4	3	7
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	0	2	8
2005 - Retail Trade	1	4	15	14	15
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	0	1
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Total	13	27	49	37	74

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sierra County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	20,713	79.16%
Below Poverty Level	5,452	20.84%

Sierra County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$86	$4	$120	$0	$0	$27	$233	$100	$0	$177
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$137	$7	$344	$0	$0	$67	$548	$220	$0	$339
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$176	$4	$681	$0	$0	$50	$907	$208	$0	$662
1982	$299	$55	$730	$0	$0	$121	$1,150	$211	$0	$920
1983	$490	$121	$774	$0	$0	$101	$1,365	$220	$0	$950
1984	$539	$255	$1,129	$0	$0	$186	$1,854	$224	$0	$1,601
1985	$560	$264	$1,171	$0	$0	$193	$1,924	$224	$0	$1,601
1986	$468	$205	$1,037	$0	$0	$172	$1,677	$270	$0	$1,747
1987	$520	$295	$840	$0	$0	$167	$1,527	$656	$0	$1,440
1988	$493	$241	$915	$0	$0	$282	$1,690	$809	$0	$943
1989	$527	$400	$1,026	$0	$0	$493	$2,046	$767	$0	$1,058
1990	$761	$372	$1,060	$0	$0	$534	$2,355	$916	$0	$1,284
1991	$735	$403	$1,212	$0	$0	$589	$2,536	$1,023	$0	$1,422
1992	$717	$336	$1,217	$0	$0	$1,163	$3,097	$1,435	$0	$1,435
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,311	$394	$2,116	$0	$0	$949	$4,376	$1,610	$0	$1,650
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,734	$1,096	$1,491	$0	$0	$535	$3,760	$1,980	$0	$2,362

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$66	$14	$4	$39	$2	$180
1972	$18	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37	$180
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$119	$18	$0	$122	$2	$506
1977	$116	$8	$0	$0	$0	$121	$506
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$509	$0	$8	$253	$3	$1,099
1981	$213	$0	$0	$0	$0	$113	$1,099
1982	$0	$279	$44	$14	$199	$0	$934
1982	$194	$11	$0	$0	$0	$193	$934
1983	$0	$280	$92	$15	$203	$1	$1,229
1983	$219	$4	$0	$0	$0	$415	$1,229
1984	$0	$341	$93	$12	$423	$3	$1,527
1984	$277	$111	$0	$0	$0	$267	$1,527
1985	$0	$353	$96	$12	$439	$3	$1,582
1985	$288	$115	$0	$0	$0	$276	$1,582
1986	$0	$416	$102	$15	$358	$2	$1,809
1986	$339	$138	$0	$0	$0	$439	$1,809
1987	$0	$428	$125	$0	$358	$1	$2,259
1987	$334	$189	$0	$0	$0	$824	$2,259
1988	$0	$400	$97	$164	$479	$0	$2,292
1988	$375	$178	$0	$0	$0	$599	$2,292
1989	$0	$419	$121	$95	$578	$0	$2,257
1989	$331	$75	$0	$0	$0	$638	$2,257
1990	$0	$485	$107	$105	$570	$0	$2,487
1990	$263	$312	$0	$0	$0	$645	$2,487
1991	$0	$621	$137	$124	$470	$0	$2,775
1991	$300	$253	$0	$0	$0	$870	$2,775
1992	$0	$730	$114	$253	$987	$38	$3,398
1992	$320	$211	$0	$0	$0	$745	$3,398
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,111	$174	$392	$1,836	$57	$5,629
1997	$484	$319	$0	$0	$0	$1,256	$5,629
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$2,103	$0	$0	$437	$0	$3,807
2002	$0	$279	$0	$0	$0	$988	$3,807

Sierra County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Criminal Information Back to top
: 29

Sierra County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Sierra County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,358	10.23%
10-19 Years	1,560	11.76%
20-29 Years	900	6.78%
30-39 Years	1,290	9.72%
40-49 Years	1,720	12.96%
50-59 Years	1,833	13.81%
60-69 Years	1,962	14.79%
70-79 Years	1,750	13.19%
80-89 Years	753	5.67%
90+ Years	144	1.09%

Sierra County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,635	50.00%
Female	6,635	50.00%

Sierra County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	9,356	70.50%
Hispanic/Latino	3,488	26.28%
Multiracial	164	1.24%
Amerindian	162	1.22%
African-American	55	0.41%
Asian	23	0.17%
Other Race	14	0.11%
Pacific Islander	8	0.06%

Sierra County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	3,636	19.89%
2.	Irish	3,198	17.50%
3.	English	3,184	17.42%
4.	United States Or American	2,521	13.79%
5.	French Non-Basque	946	5.18%
6.	Scotch Irish	658	3.60%
7.	Dutch	648	3.55%
8.	Scottish	612	3.35%
9.	Swedish	462	2.53%
10.	Norwegian	366	2.00%

Sierra County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,964	78.12%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	5,269	20.62%
3.	German	88	0.34%
4.	French	58	0.23%
5.	Other Indo European	28	0.11%
6.	Thai	20	0.08%
7.	Polish	18	0.07%
8.	Italian	16	0.06%
9.	Other West Germanic	16	0.06%
10.	Scandinavian	14	0.05%

Sierra County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	25,040	93.46%
Naturalized immigrant	564	2.11%
Not a citizen	1,187	4.43%

Sierra County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sierra County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arrey	Elephant Butte	Truth Or Consequences
Caballo	Hillsboro	Williamsburg
Derry	Monticello	Winston

Sierra County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

87901	87933	87942
87930	87935	87943
87931	87939	88042