Alpine County, CA

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2020 Population

1,159

11.5% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

47.6

8.81% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

12%

39.2% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$85,750

34.5% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$372,500

1.97% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Alpine County, CA had a population of 1.16k people with a median age of 47.6 and a median household income of $85,750. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Alpine County, CA grew from 1,039 to 1,159, a 11.5% increase and its median household income grew from $63,750 to $85,750, a 34.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Alpine County, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.3%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (28.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.82%), White (Hispanic) (5.87%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.76%).

None of the households in Alpine County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Alpine County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Alpine County, CA was $372,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in Alpine County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Alpine County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Alpine County, CA borders Amador County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Tuolumne County, CA, and Douglas County, NV.

Photo by Abe Bingham

Population & Diversity

Alpine County, CA is home to a population of 1.16k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2020, 6.3% of Alpine County, CA residents were born outside of the country (73 people).

In 2020, there were 1.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (595 people) in Alpine County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 333 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 79 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%

2020 Citizenship

97.8%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.3% of Alpine County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Alpine County, CA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alpine County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alpine County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
595 ± 120
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
333 ± 41
Two+ (Hispanic)
79 ± 85

15.8%

Hispanic Population

183 people

15.8% of the people in Alpine County, CA are hispanic (183 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Alpine County, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

5.1%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

53 people

As of 2020, 6.3% of Alpine County, CA residents (73 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alpine County, CA was 5.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alpine County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
35 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 15
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 23

Alpine County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.83 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Alpine County, CA employs 406 people. The largest industries in Alpine County, CA are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (73 people), Educational Services (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($72,292), Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,591).

Employment

Occupations

406

2020 Value

± 101

18.4%

1 Year growth

± 30%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Alpine County, CA grew at a rate of 18.4%, from 343 employees to 406 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alpine County, CA, are Management Occupations (63 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (37 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (31 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alpine County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

406

2020 Value

± 101

18.4%

1 Year growth

± 30%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Alpine County, CA grew at a rate of 18.4%, from 343 employees to 406 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alpine County, CA, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (73 people), Educational Services (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alpine County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Alpine County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,264

Median earning men ± $14,830

$30,729

Median earning women ± $11,343

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($115,208), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,838), and Public Administration ($70,469).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,750), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,365), and Public Administration ($24,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in California. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

16
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
12
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services
8
Transportation & Warehousing, and Utilities

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $407B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($158B) and Mixed freight ($149B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for California.

$2.26T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

104% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 104% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$83.5B
Arizona
$44.4B
Ohio
$43.3B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $83.5B, followed by Arizona with $44.4B and Ohio and $43.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alpine County, CA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.02%).

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (64.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.02%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alpine County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.99% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (7.14M), High School or Equivalent (6.69M), and Bachelors Degree (6.15M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alpine County, CA was $372,500 in 2020, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $365,300 to $372,500, a 1.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Alpine County, CA is 80.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Alpine County, CA have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alpine County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$372,500

Median Property Value 2020

±$23,650

$321

Median Property Taxes

±$76

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alpine County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alpine County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.9%

Homeownership

2020

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 80.9% of the housing units in Alpine County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alpine County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 100

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Alpine County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,750

Median Household Income

± $23,875

397

Number of Households

± 79

In 2020, the median household income of the 397 households in Alpine County, CA grew to $85,750 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

The following chart displays the households in Alpine County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alpine County, CA is from California.

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

0.499

2019 Wage GINI in California

In 2020, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.321% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (52%)
Worked At Home (34.2%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2020, 52% of workers in Alpine County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.2%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alpine County, CA have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 4.96% of the workforce in Alpine County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alpine County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alpine County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alpine County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alpine County, CA (139 out of 1.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alpine County, CA is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.4% of the population of Alpine County, CA has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 23.8% on Medicaid, 22% on Medicare, 7.42% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for California. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in California, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of California across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 12.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.59%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

23.8%

Medicaid

22%

Medicare

7.42%

Non-Group

1.21%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alpine County, CA declined by 14.3% from 8.85% to 7.59%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alpine County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Alpine County, CA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 16.8% in Alpine County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Alpine County, CA.

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