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Tuolumne County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Tuolumne County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Tuolumne County is a small Sierra Nevada foothill county of roughly 55,000 residents with an economy oriented toward public services, tourism, and natural-resource sectors typical of rural mountain communities. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 49.3%, an unemployment rate of 7.9%, and only 23.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, while median worker earnings sit at $39,487. The county skews older—median age 48.4 years—and is predominantly owner-occupied (74.1% homeownership), with a median home value of $406,200 and modest 5-year population growth of 1.7%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

54,873

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,404

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

Tuolumne County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone43,875 (80.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,862 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,759 (5.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,842 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,082 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone867 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,690
  2. 2.Other Indo-European368
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island228
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic156
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)132

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,345

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,271

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,170
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,930
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,090
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)2,013
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)1,979

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,830
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,094
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,077
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,096
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,903

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.67×)1,661
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.64×)550
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.56×)2,881
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)1,963
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)1,092

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$406,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,247/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9994,111 (24.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,798 (22.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,557 (21.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,218 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,029 (6.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999698 (4.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,487

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,033 (74.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,355 (11.7%)
  • Carpooled1,764 (8.8%)
  • Walked763 (3.8%)
  • Other89 (0.4%)
  • Taxi37 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.