For population 25 years and over in Hamilton Branch:
High school or higher: 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hamilton Branch CDP:
Never married: 11.6%
Now married: 73.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 1.0%
Divorced: 12.5%
17 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.2% North America).
This place:
2.9%
California:
26.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,583 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chico, CA (53.8 miles , pop. 59,954).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Sacramento, CA (120.5 miles , pop. 407,018).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (453.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Hamilton Branch-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 291% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from the city center On 11/26/1998 at 19:49:53, a magnitude 5.4 (5.0 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 ML, Depth: 14.5 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Hamilton Branch center On 8/10/2001 at 20:19:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.1 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from the city center On 10/30/1998 at 09:53:30, a magnitude 5.3 (4.7 MB, 5.3 ML, 4.8 MW, Depth: 6.4 mi) earthquake occurred 89.8 miles away from the city center On 2/10/1993 at 21:48:35, a magnitude 5.1 (4.8 MB, 4.8 ML, 5.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from Hamilton Branch center On 11/5/1997 at 17:49:28, a magnitude 4.8 (4.4 MB, 4.8 ML, 4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Plumas County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Landslides: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hamilton Branch:
SENECA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; CHESTER, CA)
PLUMAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; QUINCY, CA)
BANNER LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; SUSANVILLE, CA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hamilton Branch:
Butte College (about 53 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,150)
California State University-Chico (about 56 miles; Chico, CA; FT enrollment: 15,160)
Shasta College (about 71 miles; Redding, CA; FT enrollment: 4,214)
Yuba College (about 83 miles; Marysville, CA; FT enrollment: 3,283)
Truckee Meadows Community College (about 85 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 3,833)
University of Nevada-Reno (about 85 miles; Reno, NV; FT enrollment: 12,110)
Sierra College (about 103 miles; Rocklin, CA; FT enrollment: 7,609)
Religion statistics for Hamilton Branch (based on Plumas County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.52%
Here
29.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
Adherents
48.8%
14.0%
12.2%
9.1%
5.1%
Congregations
12.1%
15.2%
12.1%
12.1%
12.1%
Name
Vineyard USA
Lutheran Church
Churches of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.8%
3.3%
Congregations
3.0%
9.1%
6.1%
3.0%
15.2%
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
Plumas County:
5.83 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Plumas County:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Plumas County:
4.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 38
Here:
18.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.7%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Plumas County:
26.0%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.9%
State:
17.9%
7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,120 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.53%
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:
#9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial managers"
#21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Therapists"
