County profile
Sierra County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#3019 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 6% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$127.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
204
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
72
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,098
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$63.4k±$21.0k
Bachelor's degree+
25.8%±8.1%
Poverty rate
4.4%±3.6% · low reliability
Business applications
17 · 2025
Retail establishments
6
19.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation43%
Health care24%
Construction14%
Retail trade14%
Other services3%
Agriculture3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,098
residents · 2025 · -4.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−8
International migration+10
Natural change−124
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$103.0M2019
$99.0M2020
$101.6M2021
$120.4M2022
$113.9M2023
$127.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$331.9k±$47.5k
Median gross rent
ACS
Vacancy rate
42.5%±8.0%
Affordability
7.1× wages
Residential permits
$900.0k
1 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
31.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 96Landslide 95Lightning 78
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2132016
2282017
2432018
2452019
2502020
2892021
3192022
2982023
3142024
2862025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -75% since 202142021
112022
62023
32024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
19.1 km
UP
Nearest port
140.1 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
64.9 km
RENO/TAHOE INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Sierra?
Sierra's economy produced $127.2M in 2024, growing 11.6% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.