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Jury Pool Profile

Alpine County, California

Democratic +32 (2024)
Population
1,695
Median household income
$110,781
Unemployment
8.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,076 63.5%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 8 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 458 27.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 22 1.3%
  • Two or more races 131 7.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 249 14.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 383 22.6%
  • 18–24 134 7.9%
  • 25–44 415 24.5%
  • 45–64 394 23.2%
  • 65 and over 369 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
8.2%
+2.7 pp vs. state
County GDP
$146.3M
0% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,463
Establishments
85

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 571 58.6%
  • Public administration 156 16.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 57 5.8%
  • Education & health services 50 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 43 4.4%
  • Information 7 0.7%
  • Construction 5 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.0%
Owner-occupied
383
Renter-occupied
90

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 738 votes cast

  • Democratic 479 64.9%
  • Republican 243 32.9%
  • Other / third-party 16 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 138 9.0%
  • Other 66 4.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
473
Family households
345
72.9% of households
Married w/ children
285
Single-mother households
11
Veterans
46
3.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Health & education
Health insured
95.0%
With a disability
10.7%
Bachelor's or higher
42.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Alpine County Superior Court
Judges
1 (Superior Court judges + commissioners; vintage 2026 courts.ca.gov per-court rosters and Judicial Council Court Statistics Report. Counts for the smallest rural counties (Alpine, Sierra, Mono, Modoc, Trinity, Mariposa, Colusa) are at or near the statutory authorized-judgeship floor per Cal. Gov. Code § 69590 et seq.)
Court seats
Markleeville
Court reference
Traffic safety context

California statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Alpine County, California to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.