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Alta Sierra, CA

7,361 Population
8.3 square miles 884.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 50.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$50,622 ±$5,310 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $53,364 ±$2,088
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$105,603 ±$19,540 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $89,882 ±$3,998
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.3% ±3.1% (458  ±235) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 11% 11,173 (±1.1% / ±1,094)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.9 minutes ±10 (66,815  ±14,734) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 23.6 767,280 (±0.6 / ±43,354)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,072 ±295 Number of households
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 42,865 ±719
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (7,350  ±817) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 2.4 100,979 (±0 / ±46)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±3.7% (25  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 4.3% † 802 (±1.2% / ±225)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,233 ±256 Number of housing units
  • the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 54,309 ±83
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$563,700 ±$35,952 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: $621,800 ±$12,667
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.2% ±2.9% (452  ±218.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.7% † 8,800 (±1.1% / ±1,068.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.7% ±4% (5,620  ±700.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 94.8% 75,385 (±2.7% / ±2,116.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39% ±5.8% (2,267  ±429.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 41.6% 33,036 (±1.6% / ±1,293)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.6% ±2.2% (341  ±168) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 6.4% 6,536
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.8% ±4.2% (663  ±270) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Micro Area: 8.1% 6,858 (±0.7% / ±630)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
663 Total veterans ±270 595 Male ±266 68 Female ±75

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