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Population (year 2000): 2,227. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,242 (+0.7% change)
Males: 1,097 (49.3%), Females: 1,130 (50.7%)
Plumas County
Zip code:
96122
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $28,103 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,500 (year 2000)
Races in Portola:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.6%)
- Hispanic (11.8%)
- Other race (5.8%)
- American Indian (4.6%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), English (13.6%),
Irish (11.5%), United States (7.9%), Italian (6.5%), French
(4.0%).
Elevation: 4860 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Portola
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Portola city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 16.4%
4.8% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-0.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Portola:
- EASTERN PLUMAS HEALTH CARE (500 FIRST STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Portola:
- SIERRA VALLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
LOYALTON, CA)
- TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 37 miles;
TRUCKEE, CA)
- INDIAN VALLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 37 miles;
GREENVILLE, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Portola:
- RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; RENO, NV;
ID: RNO)
- LAKE TAHOE (about 73 miles; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA;
ID: TVL)
- BEALE AFB (about 82 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; ID: BAB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portola:
- NERVINO (about 9 miles; BECKWOURTH, CA; ID: O02)
- SIERRAVILLE DEARWATER (about 19 miles; SIERRAVILLE,
CA; ID: O79)
- HERLONG (about 31 miles; HERLONG, CA; ID: Q73)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Portola:
- TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
RENO, NV; Full-time enrollment: 4,615)
- WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
Carson City, NV; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 80 miles; RENO, NV;
FT enrollment: 10,375)
- BUTTE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; Oroville, CA; FT
enrollment: 7,061)
- YUBA COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,593)
- SIERRA COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT
enrollment: 9,313)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 93 miles;
CHICO, CA; FT enrollment: 14,658)
Public high schools in Portola:
- PORTOLA HIGH (Students: 294; Location: 155
6TH AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BECKWOURTH (JIM) HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 14;
Location: 155 6TH AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Portola:
- CARMICHAEL (C.ROY) ELEMENTARY (Students: 403;
Location: 895 WEST ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- FEATHER RIVER MIDDLE (Students: 236;
Location: 505 NEVADA ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GREENVILLE OPPORTUNITY (Students: 12;
Location: 425 NEVADA ST.; Grades: KG - 08)
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