Gold River, California

Geography

Gold River is located at (38.623392, -121.247845).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 sqmi, of which, 2.7 sqmi of it is land and 0.1 sqmi of it (3.00%) is water.

Demographics

2000 2010

Gold River first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Gold River had a population of 7,844. The population density was 2,951.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Gold River was 66.6% White, 2.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 18.4% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 9.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 3,486 households, out of which 20.1% included children under the age of 18, 58.5% were married-couple households, 4.5% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.3% of households were one person, and 17.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25.

The age distribution was 15.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% aged 18 to 24, 16.3% aged 25 to 44, 30.0% aged 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 56.1years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males.

There were 3,579 housing units at an average density of 1,346.5 /mi2, of which 3,486 (97.4%) were occupied. Of these, 81.9% were owner-occupied, and 18.1% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 17.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 79.9% spoke only English at home, 3.8% spoke Spanish, 7.5% spoke other Indo-European languages, 7.5% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 98.1% were high school graduates and 64.7% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income was $166,250, and the per capita income was $88,566. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Gold River had a population of 7,912. The population density was 2,907.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Gold River was 5,837 (73.8%) White, 195 (2.5%) African American, 20 (0.3%) Native American, 1,426 (18.0%) Asian, 28 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 97 (1.2%) from other races, and 309 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 515 persons (6.5%).

The Census reported that 7,912 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,335 households, out of which 912 (27.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,045 (61.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 218 (6.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 98 (2.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 92 (2.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 30 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 815 households (24.4%) were made up of individuals, and 420 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 2,361 families (70.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.83.

The population was spread out, with 1,583 people (20.0%) under the age of 18, 444 people (5.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,304 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 3,024 people (38.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,557 people (19.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

There were 3,505 housing units at an average density of 1,288.0 /sqmi, of which 2,787 (83.6%) were owner-occupied, and 548 (16.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%. 6,665 people (84.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,247 people (15.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Gold River is , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Gold River is in .

Notable residents

• Ricky Jordan, former first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies.
• Dan Lungren, former 3rd district Congressman, former California Attorney General, 1998 Republican gubernatorial nominee
• Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento County Supervisor
• Chris Sullivan, American actor and musician - Toby Damon This Is Us and Taserface Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Adjacent areas

References

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