Rancho Cordova, California

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Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California that incorporated in 2003.

[edit] Geography

Rancho Cordova is located at 38°35′6″N, 121°17′50″W (38.585083, -121.297269)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 59.1 km² (22.8 mi²). 58.3 km² (22.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Location of Rancho Cordova, California

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 55,060 people, 20,407 households, and 13,550 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 944.0/km² (2,445.4/mi²). There were 21,584 housing units at an average density of 370.1/km² (958.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 66.66% White, 11.34% African American, 0.95% Native American, 8.24% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 5.72% from other races, and 6.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.90% of the population.

There were 20,407 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,095, and the median income for a family was $43,211. Males had a median income of $35,706 versus $29,383 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,121. About 12.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.