Live Oak, Sutter County, California

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Country	United States of America
Live Oak
Location of Live Oak within Sutter County, California.
State	California
County	Sutter
Incorporated	1947
Government
- Type	Council-Manager
- Mayor	Mel Wilkins
Time zone	PST (UTC)
ZIP codes	95953 P.O.Box 95992
Area code(s)	530
Website: [1]

Live Oak is a city in Sutter County, California, United States. It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,229 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Business
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Live Oak is located at 39°16′28″N, 121°39′43″W (39.274518, -121.662003)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,229 people, 1,729 households, and 1,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,265.8/km² (3,277.8/mi²). There were 1,818 housing units at an average density of 369.4/km² (956.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.67% White, 1.57% African American, 1.89% Native American, 9.63% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 32.62% from other races, and 4.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.61% of the population.

There were 1,729 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,754, and the median income for a family was $31,075. Males had a median income of $22,901 versus $20,852 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,571. About 26.0% of families and 30.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Business

The City's economy relies mainly on agricultural production. It is however still home to a few franchise business chains and is home to The Sunset Moulding Company corporate office.