Alta Sierra, California

Alta Sierra is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 6,911 at the 2010 census, up from 6,522 at the 2000 census.HistoryAlta Sierra was laid out by property developers in the 1960s.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Alta Sierra had a population of 6,911. The population density was 828.9 people per square mile (320.0/km²). The racial makeup of Alta Sierra was 6,436 (93.1%) White, 18 (0.3%) African American, 55 (0.8%) Native American, 73 (1.1%) Asian, 9 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 122 (1.8%) from other races, and 198 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 488 persons (7.1%).The Census reported that 6,890 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 21 (0.3%) were institutionalized.There were 2,830 households, out of which 726 (25.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,794 (63.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 197 (7.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 109 (3.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 127 (4.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 29 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 580 households (20.5%) were made up of individuals and 305 (10.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43. There were 2,100 families (74.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.78.