Alpine County, California

Alpine County has a population of 1,616 and has shrunk 11.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $590,200, about 5.6 times the county's median household income of $105,521.

Home price
$590,200
Income
$105,521
Population
1,616
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$590,200county
Median gross rent$2,042(statewide)
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant72.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use68.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,789(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,529county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,165county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,126county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$105,521county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate10.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home18.3%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government21.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$90,517county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.77%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2377780county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths123.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.3%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment61county
Students per full-time teacher10.2county
Free lunch eligible76.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.7%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,616county
Land area in square miles738county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store67.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-11.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person23.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.4%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls0.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents0county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-31county
Households that moved in22county
Households that moved away60county
Average income of arriving households$96,591county
Average income of departing households$77,900county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.01 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days98 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 14county
Average first fall frostSep 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh32.8¢county
Household electricity use529 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.4%county
Homes heated by propane44.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.7%county
Homes heated by wood27.6%county
Households with broadband90.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk11.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk66.5county
Hail risk1.3county
Earthquake risk53.0county
Tornado risk1.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.6county
Winter weather risk49.9county
Strong wind risk3.6county
Wildfire risk89.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Alpine County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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