Fruitridge Pocket, California
Encyclopedia
Fruitridge Pocket is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Sacramento County
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Fruitridge Pocket sits at an elevation of 33 feet (10.1 m). The 2010 United States census reported Fruitridge Pocket's population was 5,800.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

, the CDP covers an area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Fruitridge Pocket had a population of 5,800. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 9,536.4 people per square mile (3,682.0/km²). The racial makeup of Fruitridge Pocket was 1,704 (29.4%) White, 1,047 (18.1%) African American, 105 (1.8%) Native American, 1,113 (19.2%) Asian, 67 (1.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,317 (22.7%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 447 (7.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,345 persons (40.4%).

The Census reported that 5,589 people (96.4% of the population) lived in households, 211 (3.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,670 households, out of which 773 (46.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 606 (36.3%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 437 (26.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 165 (9.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 178 (10.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 15 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 336 households (20.1%) were made up of individuals and 102 (6.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35. There were 1,208 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...

(72.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.88.

The population was spread out with 1,826 people (31.5%) under the age of 18, 618 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,572 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,286 people (22.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 498 people (8.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

There were 1,907 housing units at an average density of 3,135.5 per square mile (1,210.6/km²), of which 708 (42.4%) were owner-occupied, and 962 (57.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.6%. 2,263 people (39.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,326 people (57.3%) lived in rental housing units.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK