Granite Bay, California

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Granite Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. The population was 19,388 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 95746.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Granite Bay is located at 38°44′55″N, 121°10′47″W (38.748504, -121.179793)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 56.1 km² (21.7 mi²). 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.32%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,388 people, 6,474 households, and 5,587 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 346.9/km² (898.2/mi²). There were 6,626 housing units at an average density of 118.6/km² (307.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.40% White, 0.68% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 3.53% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 2.65% from two or more races. 4.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,474 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.0% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.7% were non-families. 10.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $98,762, and the median income for a family was $103,151. Males had a median income of $81,049 versus $50,237 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $46,140. About 1.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Granite Bay is served by two public high schools, Granite Bay High School and Del Oro High School with 2083 and 1622 students respectively. Both high schools consistently rank among the top high schools in the State.