Elverta, California

History

The unincorporated community was named for Elverta Dike, whose husband donated property to a local church. The Elverta/Rio Linda community is located on part of the Rancho Del Paso Mexican land grant of 1844. In 1910, a Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis acquired 12000 acre of the Grant and in 1912 the area was subdivided. It also runs to the Rio Linda Bike Path.

Geography

Elverta is located at (38.7137910, -121.4627326).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unincorporated community has a total area of 8.842 sqmi.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elverta has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

Demographics

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Elverta first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Elverta had a population of 5,435. The population density was 614.7 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Elverta was 69.1% White, 2.0% African American, 1.5% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 9.3% from other races, and 12.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.1% of the population.

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,822 households, out of which 30.0% included children under the age of 18, 55.2% were married-couple households, 6.6% were cohabiting couple households, 20.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.8% of households were one person, and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% aged 18 to 24, 24.1% aged 25 to 44, 28.9% aged 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.3years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males.

There were 1,869 housing units at an average density of 211.4 /mi2, of which 1,822 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 82.7% were owner-occupied, and 17.3% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $91,563, and the per capita income was $38,554. About 7.3% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Elverta had a population of 5,492. The population density was 621.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Elverta was 4,453 (81.1%) White, 117 (2.1%) African American, 77 (1.4%) Native American, 208 (3.8%) Asian, 48 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 302 (5.5%) from other races, and 287 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 859 persons (15.6%).

The Census reported that 5,486 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,741 households, out of which 688 (39.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,035 (59.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 219 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 123 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 106 (6.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 23 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 259 households (14.9%) were made up of individuals, and 83 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15. There were 1,377 families (79.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.48.

The population was spread out, with 1,387 people (25.3%) under the age of 18, 554 people (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,240 people (22.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,728 people (31.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 583 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

There were 1,839 housing units at an average density of 208.0 /sqmi, of which 1,389 (79.8%) were owner-occupied, and 352 (20.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%. 4,317 people (78.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,169 people (21.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

The western half of the census-designated place is within the Elverta Joint Elementary School District, which includes portions of Sacramento and Placer counties. The district is a California distinguished school district. It includes Elverta Elementary School, an elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, and Alpha Technology Middle School, a middle school serving sixth through eighth grades.

Elverta JESD students are, for high school, assigned to Twin Rivers Unified School District.

Residents of the eastern half of the CDP are zoned to Center Joint Unified School District.

Government and infrastructure

Elverta is represented by Phil Serna, the District 1 representative on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. The United States Postal Service Elverta post office is located at 161 West Elverta Road.

Adjacent areas

Counsman Placer County Antelope North Highlands Antelope North Highlands

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