Pioneer

Population: 1,210
Median household income: $74,276
Median home value: $397,500

Pioneer, a community in Amador County, California, has 1,210 residents. At $74,276, its median household income sits below Amador County's $81,526.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pioneer's population declined 12.7% from 1,386 to 1,210, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $274,600 to $397,500.

The median gross rent is $1,143. 23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,210
Median age: 58.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,276
Median home value: $397,500
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 576
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3861,210

Median household income

$72,610$74,276

Median home value

$274,600$397,500

Median gross rent

$939$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,386	$72,610	$274,600	$939
2020	1,224	$96,140	$279,300	$1,064
2021	1,450	$100,548	$272,700	—
2022	1,322	$71,278	$328,900	$1,250
2023	1,210	$74,276	$397,500	$1,143

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 541.3%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 7423.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	2.4%
5 to 17	198	16.4%
18 to 24	63	5.2%
25 to 34	40	3.3%
35 to 44	224	18.5%
45 to 54	16	1.3%
55 to 64	265	21.9%
65 to 74	287	23.7%
75 and over	88	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	893	73.8%
Black or African American	5	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	308	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's47.7%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	2.6%
High school graduate	237	25.8%
Some college or associate's	439	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	210	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone51.3%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	179	51.3%
Carpooled	58	16.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	25.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	19.2%
15 to 29 min	45	17.3%
30 to 44 min	57	21.9%
45 to 59 min	71	27.3%
60+ min	37	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 6.5% (79 of 1,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	325	70.3%
Nonfamily households	137	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	462	80.2%
Vacant	114	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	87.0%
Renter-occupied	60	13.0%

1-unit, detached91.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	525	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0657330
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4338, -120.5861