| City of Lathrop LHP |
|
|---|---|
| — City — | |
| Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
| 1989 | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chaka Santos |
| • Senate | Lois Wolk (D) |
| • Assembly | Cathleen Galgiani (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Dennis Cardoza (D) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 23.033 sq mi (59.655 km2) |
| • Land | 21.931 sq mi (56.800 km2) |
| • Water | 1.102 sq mi (2.854 km2) 4.79% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 18,023 |
| • Density | 782.5/sq mi (302.1/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95330 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-40704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658948 |
| Website | *http://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us |
Lathrop is a city located in San Joaquin County, California. At the 2010 census Lathrop’s population was 18,023, and has a projected “build out” population of 70,000. The city is located in Northern California at the intersection of I-5 and 120 freeways.
Contents |
Lathrop is located at (37.816904, -121.288633)[2]. The San Joaquin River is on the east side of Lathrop and has elevation of 20 feet (7 m).
Neighboring towns include Manteca, Ripon and Tracy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers an area of 23.0 square miles (60 km2), 21.9 square miles (57 km2) of it land, and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it (4.79%) water.
Lathrop is served by The San Joaquin Regional Transit District.
Lathrop is served by Tracy Municipal Airport, located south of the city.
The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that Lathrop had a population of 18,023. The population density was 782.5 people per square mile (302.1/km²). The racial makeup of Lathrop was 7,410 (41.1%) White, 1,300 (7.2%) African American, 231 (1.3%) Native American, 3,968 (22.0%) Asian(mostly Filipino), 144 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 3,735 (20.7%) from other races, and 1,235 (6.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,674 persons (42.6%).
The Census reported that 18,011 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 4,782 households, out of which 2,738 (57.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,973 (62.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 719 (15.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 379 (7.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 376 (7.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 35 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 484 households (10.1%) were made up of individuals and 128 (2.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.77. There were 4,071 families (85.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.99.
The population was spread out with 5,819 people (32.3%) under the age of 18, 1,814 people (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 5,324 people (29.5%) aged 25 to 44, 3,897 people (21.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,169 people (6.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.5 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
There were 5,261 housing units at an average density of 228.4 per square mile (88.2/km²), of which 3,604 (75.4%) were owner-occupied, and 1,178 (24.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 13,191 people (73.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,820 people (26.7%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census[4] of 2008, 17,429 residents ? households, and ? families residing in the city. The population density was 637.6 people per square mile (246.2/km²). There were 2,991 housing units at an average density of 182.6 per square mile (70.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.92% White, 4.49% African American, 1.21% Native American, 13.36% Asian (mostly Filipino), 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.
Lathrop participates in the Sister City program and is tied to Bacarra, Philippines.
Lathrop is an economically vibrant town with many traditional restaurants.
A Target opened in Lathrop in 2009 and is part of the new Lathrop Market Place shopping center.
According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[5] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid Valley Plastering | 500 |
| 2 | Super Store Industries | 450 |
| 3 | SMART Refrigerated Transport | 250 |
| 4 | California Natural Products | 245 |
| 5 | 240 | |
| 6 | Simplot | 190 |
| 7 | Carpenter Co. | 180 |
| 8 | Swiss American Sausage | 165 |
| 9 | Target | 155 |
| 10 | Amcor | 150 |
| 11 | Pilkington | 150 |
| 12 | The Home Depot | 125 |
| 13 | CBC Steel Buildings | 100 |
| 14 | Diamond Pet Foods | 100 |
| 15 | Manteca Unified School District | 100 |
The City of Lathrop has a seven mile (11 km) radius population of 105,893 with an average household income of $63,072.
Lathrop is centered between the Stockton and Tracy submarkets – both within a 20 miles (32 km) radius.
Most of Lathrop is part of the Manteca Unified School District. But once River Islands Development is built students from that community will be part of Tracy High School District and Banta Elementary district.
Lathrop High School the first secondary school in Lathrop that opened in 2008.
River Island High School is next planned high school to open.
Lathrop contracts with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department for police services, It is also protected by the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District which protects the City of Lathrop and the county around the City limits of Lathrop and Manteca. www.lmfd.org
|
||||||||||||||||||||