People QuickFacts Alpine County California Population, 2012 estimate 1,129 38,041,430 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,175 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -3.9% 2.1% Population, 2010 1,175 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.7% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.2% 24.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.7% 11.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 47.7% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 74.5% 74.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 21.8% 1.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 13.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.0% 0.5% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.9% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 7.7% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 70.5% 39.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.7% 84.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.6% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.1% 43.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 92.0% 80.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 32.0% 30.2% Veterans, 2007-2011 92 1,997,566 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 22.2 27.0  Housing units, 2011 1,763 13,720,462 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 80.4% 56.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 38.4% 30.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $395,600 $421,600 Households, 2007-2011 357 12,433,172 Persons per household, 2007-2011 3.25 2.91 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,576 $29,634 Median household income, 2007-2011 $59,018 $61,632 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.2% 14.4%     Business QuickFacts Alpine County California Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 42 849,875 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 726 12,536,402 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -30.7 -2.7 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 98 2,814,409  Total number of firms, 2007 122 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 0 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) D 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 D $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 80,852,787 Building permits, 2011 3 45,471     Geography QuickFacts Alpine County California Land area in square miles, 2010 738.33 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 1.6 239.1 FIPS Code 003 06 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts