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Sierra County, CA
| Population | 2,746 | B01003 |
|---|---|---|
| Population, 2020 census | 3,236 | P1 |
| Median age | 54.7 | B01002 |
| Under 18 | 14.5% | B01001 |
| 65 and over | 35.1% | B01001 |
| Households | 1,219 | B11001 |
| Foreign born | 3.8% | B05002 |
| Median household income | $63,355 | B19013 |
|---|---|---|
| Median family income | $95,339 | B19113 |
| Per capita income | $37,843 | B19301 |
| Poverty rate | 4.4% | B17001 |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6% | B23025 |
| Civilian labor force | 1,243 | B23025 |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 24.3 | B08013 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.8% | B15003 |
|---|
| Housing units | 2,120 | B25001 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 72.1% | B25003 |
| Renters | 27.9% | B25003 |
| Median home value | $331,900 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $-666,666,666 | B25064 |
| White, not Hispanic | 86.0% | B03002 |
|---|---|---|
| Black | 0.3% | B03002 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.0% | B03002 |
| Asian | 0.0% | B03002 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% | B03002 |
Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.
Against the state: median household income here is 64% of California's ($99,122); poverty 4.4% against 12.0%; 0.0% of the state's people live here.
Census tracts
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Places in the county
- Loyalton 748 · median household income $65,556
- Sierra Brooks 397 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Calpine 356 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Sierraville 351 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Sierra City 250 · median household income $95,696
- Downieville 126 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Goodyears Bar 122 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Verdi 70 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Pike 34 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Alleghany 19 · median household income $-666,666,666
- Sattley 0 · median household income $-666,666,666
FURP records in Sierra County, CA
| Records | How many | Total | Biggest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 97 | $4,235,388 revenue (latest return) | TODDLER TOWERS CORPORATION ($651,202) |
| Nonprofit contractors | 6 | $15,832,456 paid by nonprofits | MCCORMACK CONSTRUCTION ($14,406,255) |
| Political committees | 2 | LEONARD D ORR 88 | |
| Form 5500 plan sponsors | 4 | 4 plans | SIERRA VALLEY ENTERPRISES, LLC (1) |
| Open Payments recipients | 2 | $236 industry payments | DANIEL C BARRY ($203) |
| Patent and trademark owners | 1 | 1 patents and marks | Kingdom Studios LLC (1) |
| Federal award recipients | 183 | $155,900,099 federal awards | SIERRA TAHOE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, LLC ($89,598,169) |
| State business registrations | 4 | THE CARRIAGE HOUSE |
Cross-reference: 97 nonprofits for 2,746 residents is 353.2 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $4,235,388 is $1,542 per resident, 5.5% of all household income here (households at the median income).
Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here
| # | Name | Title | Organization | Pay | Year | Times the median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAURIE OBERHOLTZER | SECRETARY/TR | SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST | $62,100 | 2025 | 1.0x |
| 2 | MAGDALENE DEBERG | Executive Dir. | INCORPORATED SENIOR CITIZENS OF SIERRA COUNTY | $58,193 | 2024 | 0.9x |
Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $63,355.
Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)
- TODDLER TOWERS CORPORATION Loyalton, CA · $651,202
- INCORPORATED SENIOR CITIZENS OF SIERRA COUNTY Loyalton, CA · $630,830
- PLUMAS SIERRA JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION Loyalton, CA · $591,156
- SIERRA COUNTY FIRE SAFE AND WATERSHED COUNCIL INC Downieville, CA · $421,446
- THEOPHILUS FOUNDATION N San Juan, CA · $271,979
- BIG SPRINGS GARDEN RETREAT CENTER INC Sierra City, CA · $234,440
- SIERRA COUNTY LAND TRUST Sierra City, CA · $226,092
- SIERRA COUNTY CHILD ABUSE COUNCIL Loyalton, CA · $204,591
- NEW VINTAGE BAROQUE INC Loyalton, CA · $141,702
- GOLDEN RAYS SENIOR CITIZENS OF SIERRA COUNTY INC Downieville, CA · $132,607
Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits
- MCCORMACK CONSTRUCTION Sierraville, CA · $14,406,255
- Phebus Engineering Inc Loyalton, CA · $641,834
- GRANT PHEBUS Loyalton, CA · $414,075
- Sierra Kids Child Development Center Loyalton, CA · $155,771
- Toddler Towers Childcare Loyalton, CA · $112,658
- CSF CONSTRUCTION North San Juan, CA · $101,863
Political committees
- LEONARD D ORR 88 Sierraville, CA
- SIERRA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Sierra City, CA
Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans
- COWBOY HOLDINGS Verdi, CA · 1
- SIERRA VALLEY ENTERPRISES, LLC Loyalton, CA · 1
- THE CARRIAGE HOUSE Downieville, CA · 1
- TIM LARSON PLUMBING Sierraville, CA · 1
Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments
- DANIEL C BARRY Downieville, CA · $203
- LYNN JAKOBS Downieville, CA · $33
Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks
- Kingdom Studios LLC Loyalton, CA · 1
Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards
- SIERRA TAHOE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Loyalton, CA · $89,598,169
- COUNTY OF SIERRA Downieville, CA · $14,006,166
- WESTERN SIERRA MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. Downieville, CA · $9,564,567
- ROEN PAUL Calpine, CA · $9,247,445
- SIERRA VALLEY ENTERPRISES LLC Loyalton, CA · $7,907,292
- CITY OF LOYALTON Loyalton, CA · $5,715,359
- SIMON KOUBA CONSULTANTS LTD Jerusalem · $4,971,968
- SIERRA COUNTY FIRE SAFE AND WATERSHED COUNCIL, INC. Sierraville, CA · $3,239,209
- SIERRA BUTTES TRAIL STEWARDSHIP Downieville, CA · $1,799,879
- BERTAGNOLLI LENNY Calpine, CA · $1,126,212
All 1 tracts
Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.
| Tract | Population | Median household income | Poverty rate | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 100 | 2,746 | $63,355 | 4.4% | 54.7 |
Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0