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Population in July 2007: 19,246.

Males: 9,672	(50.3%)
Females: 9,574	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	41.7 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $58,859 (it was $44,762 in 2000)

Sierra:	$58,859
California:	$58,931

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $25,528

Sierra CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $303,163 (it was $140,300 in 2000)

Sierra:	$303,163
California:	$384,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $456,442; Detached houses: $546,789; Townhouses or other attached units: $474,311; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $12,982; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $713,991; Mobile homes: $222,579; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $119,331

Sierra, CA residents, houses, and apartments details

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White alone - 14,389 (83.0%)
Hispanic - 1,539 (8.9%)
American Indian alone - 722 (4.2%)
Two or more races - 382 (2.2%)
Black alone - 129 (0.7%)
Asian alone - 103 (0.6%)
Other race alone - 52 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 18 (0.1%)

Races in Sierra detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sierra: 94.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 4186 feet

Land area: 2685.4 square miles.

Population density: 7.2 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sierra:

High school or higher: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sierra CCD:

Never married: 18.1%
Now married: 67.0%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 9.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sierra CCD:	0.8% ($1,174)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clovis, CA (25.6 miles , pop. 68,468).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fresno, CA (31.6 miles , pop. 427,652).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (204.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Shaver Lake, CA (3.2 miles ), Auberry, CA (3.9 miles ), Squaw Valley, CA (4.4 miles ), Orange Cove, CA (4.8 miles ), Sanger, CA (4.9 miles ), Friant, CA (5.0 miles ), Clovis, CA (5.1 miles ), Reedley, CA (5.2 miles ).

Latitude: 36.96 N, Longitude: 119.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 559

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	14.0%
California:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (18%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Utilities (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Educational services (17%)
Health care (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (2%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Work and jobs in Sierra: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Sierra, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sierra, California average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Sierra-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 1646% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 7/21/1986 at 14:42:26, a magnitude 6.5 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.5 ML) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from Sierra center
On 5/27/1980 at 14:50:57, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 40.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1980 at 19:44:51, a magnitude 6.1 (5.5 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 M, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1980 at 16:33:44, a magnitude 6.1 (6.1 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 45.9 miles away from Sierra center
On 11/23/1984 at 18:08:25, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 49.5 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 Fresno County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Freezes: 2, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Sierra:

SIERRA KINGS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; REEDLEY, CA)
CLOVIS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; CLOVIS, CA)
COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; FRESNO, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sierra:

Reedley College (about 27 miles; Reedley, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,207)
California State University-Fresno (about 29 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 17,444)
University of Phoenix-Central Valley Campus (about 30 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,644)
Fresno City College (about 33 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 7,781)
College of the Sequoias (about 45 miles; Visalia, CA; FT enrollment: 5,975)
University of California-Merced (about 71 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 3,383)
Merced College (about 72 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 5,129)

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Notable locations in Sierra: Camp Nineteen Station (A), Crown Valley Station (B), Logger Flat Campground (C), Aspen Hollow Campground (D), Powder Can Picnic Area (E), Camp Chawanakee (F), Camp Seven (G), Todd Ranch (H), Cliff Bridge (I), Cliff Camp (J), Blasingame Fire Control Station (K), Crown Valley Guard Station (L), Kerchoff Powerhouse (M), Winchell Cove Campground (N), Trimmer Ranger Station (O), Stoddard Ranch (P), Rock House Guard Station (Q), West Kaiser Campground (R), Rector Ranch (S), Rancheria (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sierra include: Hilltop Chapel (A), Dunlap Baptist Church (B), Auberry Indian Mission (C), Saint Rita Indian Mission (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Academy Cemetery (1), Watts Valley Cemetery (2), Squaw Valley Cemetery (3), Tollhouse Cemetery (4), Winchell Cove Cemetery (5), Auberry Cemetery (6), Hazelton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brave Lake (A), Lost Lake (B), Summit Lake (C), Bonnie Lake (D), Swamp Lake (E), Swede Lake (F), Harvey Lake (G), Sedge Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bubbs Creek (A), Burnt Corral Creek (B), Cold Creek (C), Copper Creek (D), Crystal Creek (E), Davis Creek (F), Deep Creek (G), Dog Creek (H), Evans Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sierra include: Trimmer Recreation Area (1), Winton Park (2), Kings Canyon National Park (3), Huntington Lake Game Refuge (4), Kaiser Park (5), Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area (6), Teakettle Experiment Area (7), San Joaquin River Gorge Management Area (8), Kechaye Cultural Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Sandy Cove Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.1%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	11.4%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sierra, CA

People in group quarters in Sierra:

294 people in other workers' dormitories
108 people in nursing homes
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Sierra compared to California state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
Wood (29%)
Electricity (13%)
Utility gas (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Fresno County California:

2008 Presidential Election results in Fresno County California:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Sierra (based on Fresno County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.55%

Here		47.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist Convention	LDS (Mormon) Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	61.2%	6.3%	5.9%	3.8%	1.7%
Congregations	7.8%	10.3%	8.2%	6.6%	3.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other
Adherents	1.7%	1.4%	1.3%	1.3%	15.3%
Congregations	3.9%	3.9%	3.1%	2.7%	50.3%

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: 215

Fresno County:	2.40 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4

This county:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 108

Fresno County:	1.21 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 190

Fresno County:	2.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 516

Here:	5.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.6%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Fresno County:	26.4%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	17.5%
State:	17.9%

4.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.10%
California average:	5.75%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($351 average AGI)
Fresno County:
0.07%
California average:
0.21%

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

from Tulare County, CA	0.36% ($31,128 average AGI)
from Madera County, CA	0.35% ($38,358)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.32% ($39,237)

4.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.32%
California average:	6.27%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($207 average AGI)
Fresno County:
0.03%
California average:
0.11%

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

to Madera County, CA	0.36% ($38,922 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA	0.30% ($34,849)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.23% ($33,256)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sierra:

KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KFIG (1430 AM; 5 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: BIG DAWG BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
KIRV (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GORE-OVERGAARD BROADCASTING, INC)
KTNS (1060 AM; 5 kW; OAKHURST, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA SIERRA CORPORATION)
KRDU (1130 AM; 6 kW; DINUBA, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
KXEX (1550 AM; 10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: RAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYNO (1300 AM; 5 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: SPANISH CATHOLIC RADIO OF FRESNO, LLC)
KAVT (1680 AM; 10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: RAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sierra:

KFNO (90.3 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KLBN (105.1 FM; AUBERRY, CA; Owner: LOTUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KRNC (105.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KOQO-FM (101.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KFCF (88.1 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: FRESNO FREE COLLEGE FOUNDATION)
KVPR (89.3 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSKS (93.7 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
K203CM (88.5 FM; SANGER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KMAK (100.3 FM; ORANGE COVE, CA; Owner: RICHARD B. SMITH)
KMGV (97.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KWYE (101.1 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KJFX (95.7 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: MESOSPHERE BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
KMMM (107.1 FM; MADERA, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP)
K276BW (103.1 FM; NORTH FORK BASS LAKE, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA SIERRA CORPORATION)
KZOL (107.9 FM; NORTH FORK, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
KDUV (88.9 FM; VISALIA, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTNG, INC.)
KMMT (106.5 FM; MAMMOTH LAKES, CA; Owner: MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN FM ASSOCIATES,INC.)
KJUG-FM (106.7 FM; TULARE, CA; Owner: WESTCOAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
K220EY (91.9 FM; PORTERVILLE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sierra:

KHMM-CA (Channel 16; HANFORD, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KNSO (Channel 51; MERCED, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FRESNO, LLC)
KSEE (Channel 24; FRESNO, CA; Owner: KSEE LICENSE, INC.)
KFRE-TV (Channel 59; SANGER, CA; Owner: SANGER TELECASTERS, INC.)
KGPE (Channel 47; FRESNO, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY BROADCASTING - FRESNO, LLC)
KFSN-TV (Channel 30; FRESNO, CA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KFTV (Channel 21; HANFORD, CA; Owner: KFTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
KSDI-LP (Channel 33; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
KJEO-LP (Channel 32; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
KVPT (Channel 18; FRESNO, CA; Owner: VALLEY PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
KTFF-LP (Channel 41; FRESNO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA FRESNO LLC)
KMPH (Channel 26; VISALIA, CA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING INCORPORATED)
KZMM-LP (Channel 7; FRESNO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
KGMC (Channel 43; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
K56DZ (Channel 56; FRESNO, CA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
KAIL (Channel 53; FRESNO, CA; Owner: TRANS AMERICA BROADCASTING CORP.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Gold Lake Telemetry Sta 11 Km N (Lat: 39.673500 Lon: -120.619111), Type: Building, Structure height: 2 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WRV53, Licensee ID: L00009514
Assigned Frequencies: 171.875 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2004, Expiration Date: 08/06/2014, Certifier: Glen S Nash
Registrant: State Of California, 601 Sequoia Pacific Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95814-0282, Phone: (916) 657-9454, Fax: (916) 657-9233
11333 California State Hwy 49 (Lat: 39.610278 Lon: -120.605611), Type: Bant, Structure height: 13 m, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WQJV974
Assigned Frequencies: 154.107 MHz
Grant Date: 01/20/2009, Expiration Date: 01/20/2019, Certifier: Bryan R Davey
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

SIERRA CITY, Lat: 39.565722 Lon: -120.631028, Overall height: 7.3 m, Call Sign: WLU997
Assigned Frequencies: 10715.0 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/1990, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancellation Date: 11/17/1998
Registrant: Pacific Bell, 2700 Watt Ave Rm 3082, Sacramento, CA 95851

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: CESSNA 172B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8061X , Serial Number: 17248561, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 05/23/1961
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 177, Sierra City, CA 96125

Sierra on our top lists:

#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories"
#31 on the list of "Top 100 cities with largest land areas"
#52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists (population 5,000+)"
#70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists (population 5,000+)"
#75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: U. S. Postal service (population 5,000+)"
#76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest sunshine amount differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
#82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest humidity differences during a year"
#88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 5,000+)"

#3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
#14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

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