Alta Sierra, California

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Alta Sierra (Spanish for "Upper Range") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 7,204 at the 2020 census.

History

Alta Sierra was laid out by property developers in the 1960s.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Alta Sierra is a golf course community, with homes built around the Alta Sierra Country Club, a semi-private 18 hole course built in 1964.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community has a member-owned airport with a 2800-foot runway.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community is located just east of California State Highway 49, at an elevation of approximately 2300 feet, between the cities of Grass Valley, California to the north and Auburn, California to the south. There is a small commercial district with several restaurants, a gas station, a market and personal service businesses. There is also an elementary school and a motel. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Alta Sierra is located at Template:Coord (39.128952, -121.052442).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which, Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (0.25%) is water.

There is also another community called Alta Sierra in northcentral Kern County, CA near Lake Isabella.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Alta Sierra had a population of 7,204. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Alta Sierra was 85.4% White, 0.3% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 9.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 100.0% of the population lived in households and 1 person (0.0%) was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,947 households, out of which 25.0% included children under the age of 18, 59.2% were married-couple households, 7.2% were cohabiting couple households, 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.5% of households were one person, and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,161 families (73.3% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 19.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% aged 18 to 24, 20.1% aged 25 to 44, 26.5% aged 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 50.7Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,065 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,947 (96.2%) were occupied. Of these, 85.6% were owner-occupied, and 14.4% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 3.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 95.6% spoke only English at home, 2.7% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 96.5% were high school graduates and 42.0% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The median household income was $99,576, and the per capita income was $49,657. About 3.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politics

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Federally, Alta Sierra is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Alta Sierra Property Owner's Association [1] provides local information about the area.