CA County Profiles - Alpine


ALPINE COUNTY
Population
Land area (acres):472,740 Cities1-1-95
Population, 7-1-941,200 Unincorporated1,230
Percent of California*
Population, 1-1-951,230
1-1-95
Population in households1,230
Population/household2.628 * Less than 5/100th of a percent.
EDUCATION1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 **13.8 Spending on education:
School districts*2.1
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12175 * Not including community college districts.
** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was
computed on the basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median
was based on actual years of school completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENTTotal employment, 1993879
(BEA series)
Civilian labor force, 1994470 Percent of California*
Civilian employment420 Wage and salary654
Unemployment50 Proprietors225
Unemployment rate 10.1 Farm0
Non-Farm225
Number of establishments by employment size, 1990Farm0
Agricultural services(N)
1-430 Mining(D)
5-97 Construction52
10-191 Manufacturing(D)
20-491 Transportation-utility(N)
50-99--Wholesale trade(N)
100-249--Retail trade40
250-4991 Finance, insurance,
500-9991 real estate(D)
1000 +--Services616
Total41 Federal civilian13
Military(N)
* Less than 5/100th of a percent.State and local122



(N) Data not available for this year.
(D) Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
Totals may not add due to rounding.


INCOME AND SALES19791989

Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.)24.2 Median family income, Census17,240 29,276
Percent of California*Median household income, Census15,912 24,929
Per capita income, 199320,365
Percent of California93.0 19931994

Avg. earnings per job, 199318,673 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.)17.6 17.1
Avg. wages per job, 199318,226 Percent of California* *
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales2.7 3.2
proprietor, 199312,667

* Less than 5/100th of a percent.


HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION4-1-901-1-95Valuation
Units($ mill.)
Housing stock1,319 1,376 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California** Total20 $6.1
Single family878 944 Percent of California**
Multiple family153 376 Single family18 5.4
Mobile homes, trailers, etc.288 56 Multi-family2 0.6
Vacancy rate (percent):65.9 66.0
Nonresidential permits--$0.2
* Less than 5/100th of a percent. Percent of California*