Amador City, California

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Amador County

Population in 2011: 184. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 89	(48.6%)
Females: 95	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	43.5 years
California median age:	45.6 years

Zip code: 95601

Estimated median household income in 2009: $60,684 (it was $45,625 in 2000)

Amador City:	$60,684
California:	$58,931

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $36,889

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $355,818 (it was $167,900 in 2000)

Amador City:	$355,818
California:	$384,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $505,141; Detached houses: $469,159; Townhouses or other attached units: $721,036

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,350.

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White alone - 163 (88.1%)
Hispanic - 11 (5.9%)
Two or more races - 5 (2.7%)
American Indian alone - 4 (2.2%)
Asian alone - 2 (1.1%)

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Amador City: 96.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.4%), German (14.8%), English (12.2%), United States (12.2%), Italian (7.1%), Portuguese (4.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 954 feet

Land area: 0.33 square miles.

Population density: 565 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Amador City:

High school or higher: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.7%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amador City city:

Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 44.7%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 13.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,810 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $767 (0.4%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South El Dorado, CA (17.5 miles , pop. 78,296).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (36.2 miles , pop. 407,018).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (329.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Sutter Creek, CA (1.5 miles ), Plymouth, CA (2.1 miles ), Jackson, CA (2.3 miles ), Ione, CA (2.8 miles ), Mokelumne Hill, CA (3.2 miles ), Rancho Murieta, CA (3.9 miles ), West Point, CA (4.0 miles ), Valley Springs, CA (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $68,400
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $250,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $250,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $250,000
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $117,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2010: 1 building, cost: $69,200
2011: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.42 N, Longitude: 120.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 209

Amador City household income distribution

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	11.5%
California:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Administrative and support and waste management services (24%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
Public administration (18%)
Manufacturing (15%)
Transportation and warehousing (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)

Health care and social assistance (42%)
Finance and insurance (25%)
Retail trade (23%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (0%)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (0%)
Construction (0%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Art and design workers (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Waiters and waitresses (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)

Cashiers (19%)
Waiters and waitresses (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Social scientists and related workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)

Average climate in Amador City, California

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Amador City, California average temperatures

Amador City, California average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Amador City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 362% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from Amador City center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from Amador City center
On 3/31/1986 at 11:55:40, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Amador County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Mudslides: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Amador City:

SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; JACKSON, CA)
MARK TWAIN ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit-Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; SAN ANDREAS, CA)
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (1-RH) (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; PLACERVILLE, CA)

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Amtrak station near Amador City:

19 miles: CAMERON PARK (US HWY. 50 & CAMERON PARK DR.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amador City:

Folsom Lake College (about 24 miles; Folsom, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
American River College (about 33 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 9,209)
Cosumnes River College (about 33 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 4,369)
Sierra College (about 34 miles; Rocklin, CA; FT enrollment: 7,609)
California State University-Sacramento (about 35 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 22,496)
Sacramento City College (about 38 miles; Sacramento, CA; FT enrollment: 7,097)
San Joaquin Delta College (about 40 miles; Stockton, CA; FT enrollment: 7,849)

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Notable locations in Amador City: Weil Building (A), Torres Hall (B), Peyton Building (C), Kling Building (D), Fleehart Building (E), Chichizola Building (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Amador Whitney Museum (14170 State Highway 49).

Amador County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average.

City:	26.8
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.207. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.207
U.S.:	0.464

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 28.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	28.0
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 13.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	13.0
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 6.01. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	6.01
U.S.:	9.59

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.5%

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
California:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	55.3%
Whole state:	65.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amador City, CA

Amador City compared to California state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Amador City travel time to work - commute

Amador City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Electricity (25%)
Wood (22%)
Other fuel (5%)
Utility gas (4%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Amador County California:

2008 Presidential Election results in Amador County California:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Amador City (based on Amador County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.38%

Here		24.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God
Adherents	42.3%	11.7%	6.9%	6.4%	5.2%
Congregations	16.7%	5.6%	8.3%	11.1%	11.1%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Episcopal Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other
Adherents	3.6%	3.6%	3.4%	3.4%	13.5%
Congregations	2.8%	5.6%	2.8%	2.8%	33.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 12

Amador County:	3.11 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Amador County:	0.26 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16

Amador County:	4.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 38

Here:	9.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.7%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Amador County:	26.1%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	14.2%
State:	17.9%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$150
Other Government Administration	0	$0	1	$865
Sewerage	0	$0	1	$350
Parks and Recreation	0	$0	2	$850
Totals for Government	0	$0	5	$2,215

Amador City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($326.09)
All Other: $1,000 ($5.43)
Current Operations - Police Protection: $127,000 ($690.22)
Central Staff Services: $68,000 ($369.57)

Sewerage: $32,000 ($173.91)

Parks & Recreation: $29,000 ($157.61)

Regular Highways: $19,000 ($103.26)

Housing & Community Development: $5,000 ($27.17)

General - Other: $3,000 ($16.30)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000 ($97.83)
Rents: $11,000 ($59.78)

General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($32.61)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $573,000 ($3114.13)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000 ($54.35)
Highways: $10,000 ($54.35)

All Other: $5,000 ($27.17)
Tax - Property: $37,000 ($201.09)
Other Selective Sales: $18,000 ($97.83)

Total General Sales: $16,000 ($86.96)

NEC: $12,000 ($65.22)

Public Utilities: $3,000 ($16.30)
Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000 ($407.61)

8.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.00%
California average:	5.75%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Sacramento County, CA	1.61% ($55,314 average AGI)
from Calaveras County, CA	0.74% ($28,639)
from San Joaquin County, CA	0.68% ($46,933)

6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,597 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
California average:	6.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sacramento County, CA	1.45% ($38,647 average AGI)
to Calaveras County, CA	0.55% ($37,014)
to San Joaquin County, CA	0.49% ($32,175)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amador City:

KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KEBR (1210 AM; 5 kW; ROCKLIN, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAHI (950 AM; 10 kW; AUBURN, CA; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
KLIB (1110 AM; 10 kW; ROSEVILLE, CA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTKZ (1380 AM; 5 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amador City:

KOSL (94.3 FM; JACKSON, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KEDR (88.1 FM; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KCCL-FM (101.9 FM; SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KJOY (99.3 FM; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWYL (102.9 FM; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKBN (93.5 FM; TWAIN HARTE, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KXSR (91.7 FM; GROVELAND, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO)
KCVR-FM (98.9 FM; COLUMBIA, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KHOP (95.1 FM; OAKDALE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KXCL (103.9 FM; YUBA CITY, CA; Owner: HARLAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBLX-FM2 (102.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS -CA, INC.)
KSOL-FM3 (98.9 FM; PLEASANTON, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KFRC-FM3 (99.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
KZBR-FM1 (95.7 FM; WALNUT CREEK, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KZSQ-FM (92.7 FM; SONORA, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KISQ-FM3 (98.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMEL-FM1 (106.1 FM; CONCORD, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KBYN (95.9 FM; ARNOLD, CA; Owner: KBYN, INC.)
K238AC (95.5 FM; SALIDA, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Amador City:

KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KCRA-TV (Channel 3; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
KGTN-LP (Channel 62; PLACERVILLE, CA; Owner: PRAISE THE LORD STUDIO CHAPEL)
KEZT-CA (Channel 23; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SACRAMENTO LLC)

Amador City fatal accident list:

Jun 10, 1988 05:05 PM, 49, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $935,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 750
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 10,000

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: WA6YTG, Licensee ID: L00222678
Grant Date: 02/09/1998, Expiration Date: 02/09/2008, Cancellation Date: 02/10/2010
Registrant: Ross L Rehart, 17510 Quartz Mountain Road North, Amador City, CA 95601-0188
Call Sign: KJ6GRH, Licensee ID: L01558852
Grant Date: 04/01/2010, Expiration Date: 04/01/2020, Certifier: Ezra T Peckinpaugh
Registrant: Ezra T Peckinpaugh, Amador City, CA 95601

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

Amador City on our top lists:

#2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers"
#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Religious workers"
#6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations:"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations:"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer and mathematical occupations:"
#58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)"

#4 (95601) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Israeli first ancestries"

#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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