Economic Profile for
Calaveras County

Information provided by
California Department of Finance
Economic Research

					Population
Land area (acres):		652,920		Cities	1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94		38,300		Angels Camp	2,990
Percent of California		0.1		Unincorporated	35,700
Population, 1-1-95		38,700
1-1-95
Population in households		38,364
Population/household		2.594

EDUCATION					1993-94
					($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 **		13.0		Spending on education:
				School districts*	51.9
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12		6,820		* Not including community college districts.
				** May not be comparable to the 1990 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	12,534		Number of establishments
				(BEA series)			by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994		14,880		Percent of California	0.1
Civilian employment		13,190		Wage and salary	7,625		1-4	619
Unemployment		1,690		Proprietors	4,909		5-9	125
Unemployment rate		11.3		Farm	397		10-19	80
				Non-Farm	4,512		20-49	40
Nonagricultural wage & salary							50-99	3
employment, 1993 (BLS series)		7,130		Farm	442		100-249	3
Percent of California		0.1		Agricultural services	221		250-499	--
Construction/mining		800		Mining	170		500-999	--
Manufacturing		360		Construction	1,649		1000 +	--
Transportation-utility		320		Manufacturing	614		Total	870
Trade		1,580		Transportation-utility	448
Finance-insurance-				Wholesale trade	243
real estate		280		Retail trade	2,165
Services		1,540		Finance, insurance,
Federal government		160		real estate	1,077
State-local government		2,090		Services	3,458
				Federal civilian	152
				Military	89
Totals may not add due to rounding.				State and local	1,806

INCOME AND SALES						1979	1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.)		599.0		Median family income, Census		17,909	32,211
Percent of California		0.1		Median household income, Census		15,266	27,645
Per capita income, 1993		16,627
Percent of California		75.9				1993	1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993		20,391		Total taxable sales, ($ mill.)		162.1	157.9
Avg. wages per job, 1993		19,286		Percent of California		0.1	0.1
Avg. earnings per nonfarm				Taxable retail sales		106.4	103.0
proprietor, 1993		19,528

HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION		4-1-90	1-1-95				Valuation
						Units	($ mill.)
Housing stock		19,153	21,747	Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California		0.2	0.2	Total		360	$50.8
Single family		15,894	18,092	Percent of California		0.4	0.3
Multiple family		831	1,068	Single family		360	46.2
Mobile homes, trailers, etc.		2,428	2,587	Multi-family		0	0.0
Vacancy rate (percent):		34.0	32.0
				Nonresidential permits		--	$11.3
				Percent of California			0.1

INDUSTRY								1987	1990*
Timber production, 1994 (Thous. of board ft.)			49,663		Payroll in manufacturing, ($ mill.)			6.0	9.9
Percent of California			2.1		Number of mfg. establishments			45	57
					* Not comparable with 1987 because of source difference.

AGRICULTURE
Number of farms, 1992		438			Leading commodities with
Acreage in farms, 1992		246,077			value of production, 1994			$ mill.
% of land area		37.7
					Cattle and calves			4.8
Agricultural employment, 1994		60			Poultry			1.5
					Livestock and poultry products			1.2
Value of production, 1994 ($ mill.)		14.8			Nursery products			0.6
Percent of California		0.1			Grapes			0.4
County Rank		50			Apiary products			0.3
Livestock and livestock products		6.3			Christmas trees			0.3
Poultry and poultry products		1.5			Walnuts			0.3
Field crops		4.4			Vegetable crops			0.2
Vegetables		0.2			Swine			0.1
Fruits and nuts		1.2
Nursery products		0.9
Seed crops		0.0
Apiary products		0.3

TRANSPORTATION
Vehicle registrations, 1994
Total		47,680			Miles of streets, roads and
Automobiles		24,270			highways, 1994		1,015.5
Per capita (7-1-94 pop.)		0.63
Trucks		14,184
Motorcycles		1,391
Trailers		7,835

PUBLIC FINANCE
			Per		Per
1993-94		$ mill.	capita*		$1,000 income**		1993-94		$ mill.
County government tax collections, total		6.9	185.78		11.48		Expenditures:
Property tax		4.9	133.54		8.25		Federal		127.0
Sales tax		1.2	33.32		2.06		Defense		5.1
							County		36.5
Total receipts, local government		126.3					City		2.4
							School districts		51.9
* 7-1-93 population							Special districts		16.4
** 1993 personal income							Redevelopment agencies		--