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Sierra City, California: commercial real estate data.
Sierra City is a Census CDP of 250 people across 2.15 square miles of land, in Sierra County. Median household income is $95,696, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sierra City
What Sierra City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land116 plus or minus 49
- County holding the largest share of its areaSierra 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.
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How many people live in Sierra City
- Population250 plus or minus 106
- Median age72.3
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over193 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over77.2 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Households155 plus or minus 68
- Family households111 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent plus or minus 25.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sierra City
- Median household income$95,696
- Per capita income$58,963 plus or minus $12,930
- Civilian labor force103 plus or minus 74
- Employed103 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over250 plus or minus 106
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.6 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree28.4 percent plus or minus 20.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sierra City
- Housing units257 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units155 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units102 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate39.7 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Owner occupied155 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$381,700
- Single family units257 plus or minus 91
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sierra City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute74 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes85.1 percent plus or minus 37.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.9 percent plus or minus 28.9
- Drove alone71.8 percent plus or minus 39.6
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home28.2 percent plus or minus 29.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sierra County, not Sierra City
Sierra County context, not Sierra City figures
- Establishments in Sierra County72
- Covered employment, Sierra County611
- Average annual pay, Sierra County$50,525
- Housing units permitted, Sierra County3
Every figure in this section is published for Sierra County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sierra City.
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
Sierra City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sierra City, California?
250, in 155 households. Sierra City CDP covers 2.15 square miles of land, which is 116 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sierra City in?
Sierra 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 Sierra City?
$95,696. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $381,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Sierra City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sierra 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 Sierra City.
Is zoning published for Sierra City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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