Loyalton vs Sierraville

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

Loyalton and Sierraville 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 233 in Sierraville). Sierraville has the higher median home value ($795,700 vs $190,700 in Loyalton). Since 2019, Sierraville's population has grown faster (+174.1% vs -24.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Loyalton	Sierraville
Population	830	233
Median age	45.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,694	—
Median home value	$190,700	$795,700
Housing units	416	178
Homeownership rate	91.7%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loyalton	Sierraville
Population	1,093 → 830 (-24.1%)	85 → 233 (+174.1%)
Median household income	$60,852 → $65,694 (+8.0%)	—
Median home value	$139,100 → $190,700 (+37.1%)	$781,300 → $795,700 (+1.8%)
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

Sierraville

Population

85233

Median home value

$781,300$795,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loyalton	Sierraville
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	24.9%
25 to 34	1.8%	0.4%
35 to 44	22.3%	7.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	16.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	22.3%
75 and over	13.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loyalton	Sierraville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	39.1%
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%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	58.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loyalton	Sierraville
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.1%
High school graduate	45.6%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loyalton	Sierraville
Drove alone	88.3%	70.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	26.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loyalton	Sierraville
1-unit, detached	98.3%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Loyalton	Sierraville
Poverty rate	26.6%	0.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	31	64
Median year structure built	1958	1983