Sierra County

  • Total population: 9,912
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 7,482% of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 17.2%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade eucation: 36.3%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 28%
  • % of adults a Literacy Level 2: 62%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 22.5%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 25.4%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 19.6%
  • % of children in poverty: 29.6%