Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,056 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,229 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South El Dorado, CA (26.3 miles , pop. 78,296).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Stockton, CA (49.4 miles , pop. 243,771).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (316.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Rail Road Flat-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 493% greater than the overall U.S. average.
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, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 56.8 miles away from the city center On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Rail Road Flat center On 5/25/1980 at 16:49:27, a magnitude 6.0 (5.5 MB, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the 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 78.7 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 78.5 miles away from Rail Road Flat 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 94.6 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 Calaveras County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Fires: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Mudslide: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rail Road Flat:
MARK TWAIN ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit-Other, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; SAN ANDREAS, CA)
SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; JACKSON, CA)
SONORA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; SONORA, CA)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.8. This is about average.
City:
27.8
U.S.:
32.0
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.218. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.218
U.S.:
0.464
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.6. This is about average.Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
29.6
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.1. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
13.1
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.01. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.01
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.2%
(2.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
California:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
55.9%
Whole state:
65.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
11.3%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Rail Road Flat (based on Calaveras County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 18.48%
Here
18.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
The Evangelical Covenant Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Church of Christ
Adherents
46.8%
16.2%
10.4%
4.5%
4.3%
Congregations
16.7%
11.9%
4.8%
11.9%
4.8%
Name
Episcopal Church
Assemblies of God
Churches of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Other
Adherents
4.0%
2.7%
1.9%
1.8%
7.5%
Congregations
4.8%
7.1%
9.5%
2.4%
26.2%
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: 11
Calaveras County:
2.35 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Calaveras County:
1.28 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Calaveras County:
3.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
Here:
9.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.5%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Calaveras County:
22.7%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
18.8%
State:
17.9%
9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,814 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.62%
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:
#1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Private households"
#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Service occupations:"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Beverage and tobacco products"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Professional and related occupations:"
#93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest differences between morning and afternoon humidity"
#26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
