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Alta Sierra, California: commercial real estate data.
Alta Sierra is a Census CDP of 7,361 people across 8.32 square miles of land, in Nevada County. Median household income is $105,603, 87.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alta Sierra
What Alta Sierra is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.32 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land885
- County holding the largest share of its areaNevada County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta Sierra
How many people live in Alta Sierra
- Population7,361
- Median age55.0
- Population under 181,213 plus or minus 304
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over2,159 plus or minus 441
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent
- Households3,072
- Family households2,099
- Share of households that are families68.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alta Sierra
Income and work in Alta Sierra
- Median household income$105,603
- Per capita income$50,622
- Civilian labor force3,427
- Employed3,322
- Unemployed105 plus or minus 82
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over5,811
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alta Sierra
- Housing units3,233
- Occupied units3,072
- Vacant units161 plus or minus 128
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied2,674
- Renter occupied398 plus or minus 178
- Ownership rate87.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$563,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,254 plus or minus $726
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Single family units3,157
- Share single family97.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more76 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more2.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alta Sierra gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,394
- Commuting under 15 minutes257 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more936 plus or minus 329
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone63.3 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home27.8 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nevada County, not Alta Sierra
Nevada County context, not Alta Sierra figures
- Establishments in Nevada County3,323
- Covered employment, Nevada County35,000
- Average annual pay, Nevada County$62,734
- Housing units permitted, Nevada County215
Every figure in this section is published for Nevada County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alta Sierra.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alta Sierra questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alta Sierra, California?
7,361, in 3,072 households. Alta Sierra CDP covers 8.32 square miles of land, which is 885 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alta Sierra in?
Nevada County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alta Sierra?
$105,603. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $563,700. Median gross rent is $2,254 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Alta Sierra figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nevada County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alta Sierra.
Is zoning published for Alta Sierra?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.