With 10,940 people, Sierra Madre is a city in California. The typical home is worth $1,226,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 45% more than in California as a whole. Households take in $143,547 a year at the median, 75% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $143,547, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
64% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 85%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sierra Madre
What changed most since 1990
White share84.0% → 51.6%(−32.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share5.0% → 17.1%(+12.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.9% → 64.0%(+24.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(55)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.7%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 198 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Sierra Madre, decade by decade
Sierra Madre population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,762
$111,608
$844,824
39.9%
35.4
2000
10,578
$120,047
$661,625
49.7%
43.7
2010
10,917
$118,934
$1,152,008
57.5%
56.1
2020
11,268
$129,348
$1,221,493
62.9%
70.3
2024
10,940
$143,547
$1,226,800
64.0%
83.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
