96125 Zip Code (Sierra City, CA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 232
Zip code population in 2010: 258
Zip code population in 2000: 328

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 96125: 94.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,544 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,325 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 96125:

• High school or higher: 100.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 17.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 96125:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 81.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 13.1%

• 
• • 22396.5%White
  • 83.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 96125, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,173 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$67,173
State:	$95,910

Salary/wage: $44,817 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,817
State:	$77,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2236.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10090.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
California:	$2,294

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,050 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$10,949

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 81.8%

Here:	82%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 96125, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,008 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,008
State:	$72,726

Salary/wage: $27,562 (reported on 61.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,562
State:	$59,079

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,060 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,060
California:	$2,146

Ordinary dividends: $2,200 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$9,308

Total itemized deductions: $24,100 (29% of AGI, reported on 30.8% of returns)

Here:	$24,100
State:	$34,004

Here:	28.7% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,067 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,067
State:	$4,659

Taxes paid: $5,900 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

96125:	$5,900
State:	$14,448

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.8%

Here:	54%
State:	64%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 96125, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,879 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,879
State:	$58,600

Salary/wage: $31,182 (reported on 66.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,182
State:	$49,455

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $10k, 46.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $743 (reported on 56.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$743
California:	$2,365

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,200 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$4,746

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,300 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,300
State:	+$23,418

Profit/loss from business: +$3,250 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,250
State:	+$16,826

Total itemized deductions: $18,848 (26% of AGI, reported on 34.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,848
State:	$28,113

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	25.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,513 (2% of AGI, reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,513
State:	$3,923

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,470 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

96125:	$6,470
State:	$10,761

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,071 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,071
State:	$1,763

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 95936, 96106, 96124, 96126, 96103, 95910.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 141

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 96125 with a mortgage: 73 (7 second mortgage, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,574
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $739

• Zip code 96125 household income distribution in 2022

• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 9$45,000 to $49,999
• 32$60,000 to $74,999
• 29$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 96125

• 18$200,000 to $249,999
• 47$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999
• 11$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $414,034
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $364,933

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $414,034 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $351,996 - $506,609

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $484,187

Here:	$484,187
State:	$988,808

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 437
• Mobile homes: 27

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 96125

• 69.5%67Drove a car alone
• 32.2%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 96125

• 585 to 9 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 232

• Male householders: 94 (33 living alone), Female householders: 51 (13 living alone)

• 91 spouses (84 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 101 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person

103.0% of residents of 96125 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KLONDIKE, DUTCH, TELEGPH MINES (S9, T20N, R10E, MDB&M in SIERRA COUNTY, CA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  Organizations: KLONDIKE CALIF MINING CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: KLONDIKE CALIF MINING CORP

• GARDNER PT & PIONEER PT MINES (SIERRA COUNTY in SIERRA CITY, CA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  

• O'HARA CALIFORNIA, INC (RUBY ST CLAIR MINE in SIERRA CITY, CA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 311. Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+5.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 150
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 47
• South: 8

56% of the 96125 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

100% of the 96125 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• JOEL BOUCHER CONSTRUCTION (15 LAKE ST in SIERRA CITY, CA; small business)
  2 employees, $75000 revenue.

  $27,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.

• PLOWS UNLIMITED (35 FOURNIER RANCH ROAD in SIERRA CITY, CA; small business) : $24,016 in 3 contracts in 2005

  $12,200 with Air Force for Hardware, Commercial. Taking place in AK. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-06-09.
  $6,818, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
  $4,998 with Forest Service for Road Clearing, Cleaning and Marking Equipment. Taking place in NV. Signed on 2005-01-27. Completion date: 2005-02-11.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 96125 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	3	80.7 years
Donald	3	82.0 years
Arthur	3	72.7 years
James	3	83.7 years
Richard	3	76.4 years
Robert	3	69.4 years
Audrey	2	80.5 years
Edward	2	68.5 years
Daniel	2	67.0 years
David	2	60.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 96125 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lewis	3	71.7 years
Abrams	2	73.5 years
Aguiar	2	76.4 years
Smart	2	76.0 years
Dyche	2	80.0 years
Eames	2	81.9 years
Browning	2	79.0 years
Ervin	2	84.6 years
Clover	2	86.5 years
Fagerstrom	2	79.0 years