Economic Profile for
Amador County

Information provided by
California Department of Finance
Economic Research


AMADOR COUNTY
Population
Land area (acres): 379,240 Cities 1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94 33,500 Ione 7,125
Percent of California 0.1 Jackson 3,890
Population, 1-1-95 33,850 Sutter Creek 2,070
Plymouth 840
1-1-95 Amador 210
Population in households 28,893 Unincorporated 19,700
Population/household 2.457



EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 ** 12.9 Spending on education:
School districts* 24.9
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12 4,882 * 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 EMPLOYMENT Total employment, 1993 13,820 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 13,110 Percent of California 0.1
Civilian employment 12,030 Wage and salary 9,614 1-4 495
Unemployment 1,080 Proprietors 4,206 5-9 156
Unemployment rate 8.2 Farm 371 10-19 77
Non-Farm 3,835 20-49 35
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 14
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 8,830 Farm 513 100-249 3
Percent of California 0.1 Agricultural services 103 250-499 2
Mining/construction 320 Mining (D) 500-999 --
Manufacturing 1,170 Construction 951 1000 + --
Transportation-utility 440 Manufacturing 1,408 Total 782
Trade 2,020 Transportation-utility 624
Finance-insurance- Wholesale trade (D)
real estate 400 Retail trade 2,716
Services 1,800 Finance, insurance,
Federal government 110 real estate 979
State-local government 2,570 Services (D)
Federal civilian 109
(D) Not shown to avoid disclosure of confidential information. Military 79
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 2,451



INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 549.2 Median family income, Census 18,065 35,062
Percent of California 0.1 Median household income, Census 15,370 30,265
Per capita income, 1993 16,986
Percent of California 77.6 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 24,471 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 217.2 223.9
Avg. wages per job, 1993 24,282 Percent of California 0.1 0.1
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 162.7 171.1
proprietor, 1993 20,008



HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 12,814 14,291 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 0.1 0.1 Total 160 $19.0
Single family 10,392 11,649 Percent of California 0.2 0.1
Multiple family 905 1,100 Single family 146 15.1
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 1,517 1,542 Multi-family 14 0.8
Vacancy rate (percent): 17.9 17.7
Nonresidential permits -- $7.3
* Less than 5/100th of a percent. Percent of California 0.1