Jury Pool Profile
Alpine County, California
- County seat
- Markleeville
- Judicial district
- Alpine County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,043
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,616.
At a glance
Alpine County is a 1,043-person venue. The county population is 61% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,440, $25,690 below the CA state median of $100,130; 41.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 56.6% of covered employment, average pay $42,188/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.17%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,616
- Median household income
- $105,521
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 61% / 0%.
Alpine County has a population of 1,616, with a median age of 39.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.0%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 13.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,440; 41.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 57% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 56.6% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.17%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Alpine County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.9% in 2024, 64.2% in 2020, 55.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 3.1% of the adult civilian population (40 individuals).