Jury Pool Profile
Sierra County, California
- County seat
- Downieville
- Judicial district
- Sierra County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,098
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,746.
At a glance
Sierra County is a 3,098-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $69,104, $31,026 below the CA state median of $100,130; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $74,616/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, below the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,746
- Median household income
- $63,355
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 0%.
Sierra County has a population of 2,746, with a median age of 54.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.4%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 11.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,104; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 180, Public administration about 160.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.24%, below the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sierra County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.8% in 2024, 59.2% in 2020, 58.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (132 individuals).