Fairbanks Ranch, California

Geography

Fairbanks Ranch is located at (32.995786, -117.183106).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 sqmi. 5.1 sqmi of it is land and 0.09% is water.

Demographics

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Fairbanks Ranch first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Fairbanks Ranch had a population of 3,002. The population density was 589.2 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Fairbanks Ranch was 76.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 13.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,105 households, out of which 24.3% included children under the age of 18, 74.0% were married-couple households, 3.3% were cohabiting couple households, 14.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 8.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.9% of households were one person, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72.

The age distribution was 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 11.7% aged 25 to 44, 32.1% aged 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.0years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.

There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 239.5 /mi2, of which 1,105 (90.6%) were occupied. Of these, 91.3% were owner-occupied, and 8.7% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was more than $250,000, and the per capita income was $91,364.

2010

At the 2010 census Fairbanks Ranch had a population of 3,148. The population density was 619.8 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Fairbanks Ranch was 2,780 (88.3%) White, 24 (0.8%) African American, 7 (0.2%) Native American, 209 (6.6%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 34 (1.1%) from other races, and 90 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 224 people (7.1%).

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,099 households, 393 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 891 (81.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 39 (3.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 28 (2.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (2.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 111 households (10.1%) were one person and 53 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86. There were 958 families (87.2% of households); the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 759 people (24.1%) under the age of 18, 204 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 378 people (12.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,250 people (39.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 557 people (17.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

There were 1,218 housing units at an average density of 239.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,030 (93.7%) were owner-occupied and 69 (6.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 2,945 people (93.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 203 people (6.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Notable residents

• Dinesh D'Souza, author
• Douglas Fairbanks, actor, played "Zorro", and wife Mary Pickford, both founding members of United Artists
• Trevor Hoffman, former Hall of Fame relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres
• Joan Kroc, heiress to McDonald's fortune
• Ted Leitner, radio talk show host and play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres
• Mark Loretta, a former San Diego Padres player

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