Alta Sierra, California
Alta Sierra is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 7,204 at the 2020 census.
History
Alta Sierra was laid out by property developers in the 1960s. Alta Sierra is a golf course community, with homes built around the Alta Sierra Country Club, a semi-private 18 hole course built in 1964. The community has a member-owned airport with a 2800-foot runway. The community is located just east of California State Highway 49, at an elevation of approximately 2300 feet, between the cities of Grass Valley, California to the north and Auburn, California to the south. There is a small commercial district with several restaurants, a gas station, a market and personal service businesses. There is also an elementary school and a motel.Geography
Alta Sierra is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water.
There is also another community called Alta Sierra in northcentral Kern County, CA near Lake Isabella.
Demographics
Alta Sierra first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1980 United States census.The 2020 United States census reported that Alta Sierra had a population of 7,204. The population density was. The racial makeup of Alta Sierra was 85.4% White, 0.3% African American, 1.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 9.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.0% of the population.
The census reported that 100.0% of the population lived in households and 1 person was institutionalized.
There were 2,947 households, out of which 25.0% included children under the age of 18, 59.2% were married-couple households, 7.2% were cohabiting couple households, 21.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.5% of households were one person, and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 2,161 families.
The age distribution was 19.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% aged 18 to 24, 20.1% aged 25 to 44, 26.5% aged 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 50.7years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males.
There were 3,065 housing units at an average density of, of which 2,947 were occupied. Of these, 85.6% were owner-occupied, and 14.4% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 3.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 95.6% spoke only English at home, 2.7% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 96.5% were high school graduates and 42.0% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income was $99,576, and the per capita income was $49,657. About 3.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line.
Politics
In the state legislature, Alta Sierra is in, and.Federally, Alta Sierra is in.