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www.amadorcountychamber.com
517 South Highway 49, Jackson, CA 95642
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Amador County Demographics

     
People QuickFacts Amador County   California
Population, 2008 estimate     38,238   36,756,666
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008     8.9%   8.5%
Population estimates base (April 1) 2000     35,100   33,871,650
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007     3.8%   7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007     16.6%   25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007     18.7%   11.0%
Female persons, percent, 2007     45.4%   50.0%
White persons, percent, 2007 (a)     90.5%   76.8%
Black persons, percent, 2007 (a)     4.1%   6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a)     1.8%   1.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a)     1.6%   12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a)     0.1%   0.4%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007     1.9%   2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b)     10.4%   36.2%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007     80.7%   42.7%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over     53.4%   50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000     3.4%   26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000     7.6%   39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000     84.0%   76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000     16.6%   26.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000     6,591   5,923,361
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000     29.1   27.7
Housing units, 2007     17,316   13,308,346
Homeownership rate, 2000     75.5%   56.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000     6.4%   31.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000     $153,600   $211,500
Households, 2000     12,759   11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000     2.39   2.87
Median household income, 2007     $54,903   $59,928
Per capita money income, 1999     $22,412   $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 2007     10.1%   12.4%
Business QuickFacts Amador County   California
Private nonfarm establishments, 2006     902   878,128
Private nonfarm employment, 2006     9,061   13,834,264
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006     22.8%   7.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2006     2,876   2,645,256
Total number of firms, 2002     3,396   2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002     F   3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002     F   1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002     F   12.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002     F   0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002     F   14.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002     S   29.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)     90,089   378,661,414
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)     D   655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)     1,641,687   359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002     $44,592   $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)     42,480   55,559,669
Building permits, 2007     159   110,073
Federal spending, 2007 ($1000)     252,010   260,421,921
Geography QuickFacts Amador County   California
Land area, 2000 (square miles)     592.97   155,959.34
Persons per square mile, 2000     59.2   217.2
FIPS Code     5   6
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

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