Lathrop, California

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Lathrop is a city located in San Joaquin County, California. The population was 10,445 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economic Potential
4 New Developments in Lathrop
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Lathrop is located at 37°49′1″N, 121°17′19″W (37.816904, -121.288633)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²). 42.4 km² (16.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (2.03%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,445 people, 2,908 households, and 2,483 families residing in the city. The population density was 246.2/km² (637.6/mi²). There were 2,991 housing units at an average density of 70.5/km² (182.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.92% White, 4.49% African American, 1.21% Native American, 13.36% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 21.11% from other races, and 8.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.59% of the population.

There were 2,908 households out of which 51.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,037, and the median income for a family was $57,319. Males had a median income of $40,406 versus $27,028 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,032. About 7.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Economic Potential

Lathrop sits aside Interstate 5, one of the major freeways in California and the major north-south freeway along the entire West Coast. Lathrop is located in the metro triangle, which is bounded by the Bay Area, Stockton and Sacramento. Lathrop is centrally located within a 30-minute commute of Tracy, Manteca, Stockton, Lodi, Modesto, Livermore and Pleasanton.

The City of Lathrop has a seven mile radius population of 105,893 with an average household income of $63,072.

Lathrop is strategically centered between the Stockton, Modesto and Tracy submarkets – all within a 20 mile radius with a combined current population of nearly 750,000 and an expectation that this number will approach 1 million within ten years.

Over 40,000 vehicles per day commute over the Altamont Pass into the Bay Area for employment. There is a strong demand for housing from the Bay Area as residents are moving to affordability.

[edit] New Developments in Lathrop

River Islands at Lathrop Residential construction to begin in 05/06 11,000 residential units 325-acre Employment Center 50-acres of town center 17,000 new jobs – 4 million square feet of non-residential development

Mossdale Village Residential construction is currently underway 2,500 units Master Planned Community Freeway Commercial – 27 acres at SWQ I-5/Louise--Grocery and big box opportunities for this site Nearly 1 million square feet of retail/office space

Central Lathrop Specific Plan 1,540 acre site – west side of I-5, north of Louise Ave. Up to 6,800 dwelling units, including low density, medium density and high density Site for power center and other retail uses along west side of I-5 Nearly 4.5 million square feet of office commercial in Lathrop’s I-5 regional commercial corridor Entitlement hearing scheduled for October Annexation being pursue