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Wilton, California

Field	Value
official_name	Wilton
settlement_type	census-designated place
image_map	Sacramento_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Wilton_Highlighted.svg
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location in Sacramento County and the state of California
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Sacramento
unit_pref	US
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	29.002
area_land_sq_mi	29.002
area_water_sq_mi	0
area_water_percent	0
elevation_ft	79
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	5958
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	PST
utc_offset	-8
coordinates
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	95693
area_codes	916, 279
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	06-85880
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1652655

Wilton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,958 at the 2020 census, up from 5,363 at the 2010 census.

Geography and environment

Wilton is located at (38.409556, -121.224264). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 29.0 sqmi, all of it land.

Historically the Wilton vicinity has been a locale of considerable haying and pasture usage; the depth to groundwater is typically about 150 to 175 feet (46 to 53 meters).

Wilton lies partially in the floodplain of the Cosumnes River. Because some areas of Wilton are in a flood zone, water can be in the streets during the rainy season. In 1997, an El Nino/La Nina year, levees broke and some homes were flooded to the rooftops. On New Years Eve of 2022, parts of Wilton were evacuated due to a flood warning after levee breaches on the Cosumnes River.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 1850–1870 1880-1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Wilton first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Wilton had a population of 5,958. The population density was 205.4 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup was 68.9% White, 2.0% African American, 1.6% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 6.9% from other races, and 14.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.7% of the population.

The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 2,039 households, out of which 30.8% included children under the age of 18, 66.6% were married-couple households, 4.0% were cohabiting couple households, 15.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.2% of households were one person, and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% aged 18 to 24, 18.8% aged 25 to 44, 29.7% aged 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 46.7years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males.

There were 2,196 housing units at an average density of 75.7 /mi2, of which 2,039 (92.9%) were occupied. Of these, 88.2% were owner-occupied, and 11.8% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $171,579, and the per capita income was $55,949. About 2.1% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Wilton had a population of 5,363. The population density was 184.9 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Wilton was 2,234 (78.9%) White, 169 (3.2%) African American, 45 (0.8%) Native American, 289 (5.4%) Asian, 13 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 343 (6.4%) from other races, and 270 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 683 persons (12.7%).

The Census reported that 3,341 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,865 households, out of which 613 (32.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,281 (68.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 130 (7.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 84 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 66 (3.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 284 households (15.2%) were made up of individuals, and 124 (6.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86. There were 1,495 families (80.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.18.

The population was spread out, with 1,240 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 416 people (7.8%) aged 18 to 24, 975 people (18.2%) aged 25 to 44, 1,879 people (35.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 853 people (15.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

There were 2,090 housing units at an average density of 72.1 /sqmi, of which 1,620 (86.9%) were owner-occupied, and 245 (13.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 4,646 people (86.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 695 people (13.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature Wilton is in , and in .

Federally, Wilton is in .

Bibliography

References

Wikipedia Source

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