COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Alpine County

California · 1,113 residents · 738 sq mi

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Alpine County is home to 1,113 people in California. Households here earn about 30% less than in California as a whole. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 18.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $113,200. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,113

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,208 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

738 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(78)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(70)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(220)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(202)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(132)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(102)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,929

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,799

−44%vs 2000

vs $24,431 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $181,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$413

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $659 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.3%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

42.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.8%(867)

Black0.6%(7)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(94)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.4%(817)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(54)

Asian0.4%(5)

Other26.1%(291)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.2%(149)

South American2.4%(39)

Colombian1.8%(29)

Central American0.9%(14)

Salvadoran0.7%(12)

Argentine0.6%(10)

Spaniard0.2%(3)

Guatemalan0.1%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.9%(30)

Japanese0.2%(3)

Korean0.2%(3)

Ancestry

Irish11.3%(182)

German11.1%(180)

English7.4%(119)

American6.1%(99)

Dutch4%(65)

Italian2.6%(42)

Swedish1.4%(22)

Norwegian1.3%(21)

Scottish1.2%(19)

Greek0.9%(15)

Russian0.9%(15)

British0.6%(10)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.6%(9)

Polish0.4%(7)

Arab0.4%(6)

Lebanese0.4%(6)

Romanian0.4%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(6)

Armenian0.2%(4)

Canadian0.2%(4)

French0.2%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.0%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.6%(327)

Married42.1%(289)

Widowed1.6%(11)

Divorced8.7%(60)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(266)

Married44.7%(314)

Widowed4.7%(33)

Divorced12.7%(89)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−19.8 ptssince 2013

from 23.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.1%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)45%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 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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