| SIERRA COUNTY | |||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
| Land area (acres): | 610,200 | Cities | 1-1-95 | ||||||||
| Population, 7-1-94 | 3,400 | Loyalton | 910 | ||||||||
| Percent of California | * | Unincorporated | 2,560 | ||||||||
| Population, 1-1-95 | 3,460 | ||||||||||
| 1-1-95 | |||||||||||
| Population in households | 3,426 | ||||||||||
| Population/household | 2.492 | * Less than 5/100th of a percent. | |||||||||
| EDUCATION | 1993-94 | ||||||||||
| ($ mill) | |||||||||||
| Median years of school, 1990 ** | 12.9 | Spending on education: | |||||||||
| School districts* | 6.9 | ||||||||||
| Enrollment, Fall 1994 | |||||||||||
| Kindergarten-12 | 870 | * 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 | 1,530 | Number of establishments | ||||||||
| (BEA series) | by employment size, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Civilian labor force, 1994 | 1,850 | Percent of California | * | ||||||||
| Civilian employment | 1,660 | Wage and salary | 1,107 | 1-4 | 56 | ||||||
| Unemployment | 190 | Proprietors | 423 | 5-9 | 15 | ||||||
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | Farm | 48 | 10-19 | 4 | ||||||
| Non-Farm | 375 | 20-49 | -- | ||||||||
| Nonagricultural wage & salary | 50-99 | 1 | |||||||||
| employment, 1993 (BLS series) | 1,060 | Farm | 56 | 100-249 | 1 | ||||||
| Percent of California | * | Agricultural services | 15 | 250-499 | -- | ||||||
| Manufacturing | 210 | Mining | (D) | 500-999 | -- | ||||||
| Trade | 210 | Construction | 100 | 1000 + | -- | ||||||
| Services | 110 | Manufacturing | 261 | Total | 77 | ||||||
| Federal government | 90 | Transportation-utility | 27 | Check: | |||||||
| State-local government | 380 | Wholesale trade | (N) | 0 | |||||||
| Other nonagricultural industries | 70 | Retail trade | 205 | ||||||||
| Finance, insurance, | |||||||||||
| * Less than 5/100th of a percent. | real estate | (D) | |||||||||
| (D) Data not shown to avoid disclosure of | Services | 181 | |||||||||
| confidential information. | Federal civilian | 90 | |||||||||
| (N) Data not available for this year. | Military | (N) | |||||||||
| Totals may not add due to rounding. | State and local | 475 | |||||||||
| INCOME AND SALES | 1979 | 1989 | |||||||||
| Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) | 58.9 | Median family income, Census | 18,221 | 29,911 | |||||||
| Percent of California | * | Median household income, Census | 14,468 | 23,657 | |||||||
| Per capita income, 1993 | 17,577 | ||||||||||
| Percent of California | 80.3 | 1993 | 1994 | ||||||||
| Avg. earnings per job, 1993 | 21,933 | Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) | 13.1 | 12.1 | |||||||
| Avg. wages per job, 1993 | 24,077 | Percent of California | * | * | |||||||
| Avg. earnings per nonfarm | Taxable retail sales | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||||||||
| proprietor, 1993 | 10,453 | ||||||||||
| * Less than 5/100th of a percent. | |||||||||||
| HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION | 4-1-90 | 1-1-95 | Valuation | ||||||||
| Units | ($ mill.) | ||||||||||
| Housing stock | 2,166 | 2,255 | Housing authorizations, 1994 | ||||||||
| Percent of California | * | * | Total | 20 | $2.3 | ||||||
| Single family | 1,741 | 1,819 | Percent of California | * | * | ||||||
| Multiple family | 129 | 165 | Single family | 20 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Mobile homes, trailers, etc. | 296 | 271 | Multi-family | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Vacancy rate (percent): | 38.3 | 39.0 | |||||||||
| Nonresidential permits | -- | $0.2 | |||||||||
| * Less than 5/100th of a percent. | Percent of California | * | |||||||||
Last Update: 8/30/96
Name: Resources Agency