Alpine County, CA

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2024 Population

1,616

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

3.16% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.96%

19.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$105,521

4.75% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$590,200

26.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

800

2.96% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alpine County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Alpine County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Alpine County, CA was $590,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.

Most people in Alpine County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Alpine County, CA was 3 cars per household.

Alpine County, CA borders Amador County, CA, Calaveras County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Tuolumne County, CA, and Douglas County, NV.

Photo by Abe Bingham

United States California

Population & Diversity

Alpine County, CA is home to a population of 1.62k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.38% of Alpine County, CA residents were born outside of the country (87 people).

In 2024, there were 2.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (923 people) in Alpine County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 405 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 116 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Alpine County, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alpine County, CA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alpine County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alpine County, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
923 ± 224
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
405 ± 33
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
116 ± 93

13.4%

Hispanic Population

216 people

13.4% of the people in Alpine County, CA are hispanic (216 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alpine County, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

5.38%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

4.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

81 people

As of 2024, 5.38% of Alpine County, CA residents (87 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alpine County, CA was 4.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alpine County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 29
Vietnam
13 ± 22
Gulf War (1990s)
5 ± 15

Alpine County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Alpine County, CA.

Economy

The economy of Alpine County, CA employs 800 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alpine County, CA were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (105 people), and Retail Trade (94 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($105,500), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($87,587), and Manufacturing ($86,806).

Employment

Occupations

800

2024 Value

± 170

2.96%

1 Year growth

± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alpine County, CA grew at a rate of 2.96%, from 777 employees to 800 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alpine County, CA, are Management Occupations (99 people), Sales & Related Occupations (99 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (82 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alpine County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

800

2024 Value

± 170

2.96%

1 Year growth

± 30.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alpine County, CA grew at a rate of 2.96%, from 777 employees to 800 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alpine County, CA, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (107 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (105 people), and Retail Trade (94 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alpine County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Alpine County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,420

Median earning men ± $12,683

$35,375

Median earning women ± $9,614

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($175,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($105,375), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($94,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,389), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($51,154), and Public Administration ($36,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

6
Construction
5
Accommodation and Food Services
4
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$4.59k
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$3.36k
Accommodation and Food Services
$1.46k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Alpine County, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alpine County, CA was $590,200 in 2024, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $466,100 to $590,200, a 26.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Alpine County, CA is 78.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alpine County, CA have an average commute time of 32.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alpine County, CA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Alpine County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.5%.

Housing

Property

$590,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$75,193

$340

Median Property Taxes

±$74

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alpine County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alpine County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.2%

Homeownership

2024

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.2% of the housing units in Alpine County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alpine County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$105,521

Median Household Income

± $8,542

435

Number of Households

± 84

In 2024, the median household income of the 435 households in Alpine County, CA declined from $105,521 from the previous year's value of $110,781.

The following chart displays the households in Alpine County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alpine County, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (62.3%)
Worked At Home (18.3%)
Carpooled (13.9%)

In 2024, 62.3% of workers in Alpine County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.3%) and those who carpooled to work (13.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alpine County, CA have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.34% of the workforce in Alpine County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alpine County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alpine County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alpine County, CA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Alpine County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.96% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alpine County, CA (161 out of 1.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alpine County, CA is Native American, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 26.8% of the children was living in poverty in Alpine County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 442 in Alpine County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 438 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.3% of the population of Alpine County, CA has health coverage, with 44.1% on employee plans, 24.4% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0.309% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alpine County, CA see 0 patients per year on average, which represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see null patients per year, and mental health providers who see 285 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Alpine County, CA

Primary care physicians in Alpine County, CA see an average of 0 patients per year. This represents a NaNN% change from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Alpine County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.65%

Uninsured

44.1%

Employer Coverage

24.4%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

0.309%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alpine County, CA declined by 27.2% from 5.01% to 3.65%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alpine County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.