Orangevale, California

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Orangevale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 26,705 at the 2000 census. It is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Sacramento, CA. The community is known for its rolling hills that offer the best views of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, its foothills, and a rural environment in the middle of a growing metropolitan area. Some residential properties in the area are zoned to accommodate horses and orchards. It has a ZIP Code of 95662.

1 Geography
2 Adjacent Areas
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Orangevale is located at 38°40′55″N, 121°12′50″W (38.681903, -121.213824)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.3 km² (10.2 mi²). 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.28%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Areas

North-Placer County, CA (Roseville, CA and Granite Bay, CA)

East-Folsom, CA

West-Citrus Heights, CA

South-Fair Oaks, CA

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 26,705 people, 9,856 households, and 7,116 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,028.0/km² (2,663.5/mi²). There were 10,098 housing units at an average density of 388.7/km² (1,007.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.52% White, 1.13% African American, 1.04% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.80% of the population.

There were 9,856 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,371, and the median income for a family was $60,822. Males had a median income of $43,712 versus $31,510 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,658. About 5.1% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.