Loyalton vs Sierra City

A side-by-side comparison of Loyalton and Sierra City: population, income, housing, and more.

Loyalton and Sierra City are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loyalton has the higher population (830 vs 213 in Sierra City). Sierra City has the higher median household income ($92,543 vs $65,694 in Loyalton). Sierra City has the higher median home value ($380,600 vs $190,700 in Loyalton).

Population, income & housing

	Loyalton	Sierra City
Population	830	213
Median age	45.6 yrs	69.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,694	$92,543
Median home value	$190,700	$380,600
Housing units	416	361
Homeownership rate	91.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loyalton	Sierra City
Population	1,093 → 830 (-24.1%)	126 → 213 (+69.0%)
Median household income	$60,852 → $65,694 (+8.0%)	$111,250 → $92,543 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$139,100 → $190,700 (+37.1%)	$354,200 → $380,600 (+7.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,081 (-1.6%)	—

Loyalton

Population

1,093830

Median household income

$60,852$65,694

Median home value

$139,100$190,700

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,081

Sierra City

Population

126213

Median household income

$111,250$92,543

Median home value

$354,200$380,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loyalton	Sierra City
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	22.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	24.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	5.2%
65 to 74	17.8%	43.7%
75 and over	13.3%	26.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loyalton	Sierra City
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loyalton	Sierra City
No high school diploma	7.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.6%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loyalton	Sierra City
Drove alone	88.3%	68.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	31.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loyalton	Sierra City
1-unit, detached	98.3%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Loyalton	Sierra City
Poverty rate	26.6%	3.3%
Average household size	2.46	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	—
Median year structure built	1958	1981