Dollar Point, California

Dollar Point
—  census-designated place  —
Location in Placer County and the state of California
Coordinates: 39°11′19″N 120°6′32″W / 39.18861°N 120.10889°W / 39.18861; -120.10889Coordinates: 39°11′19″N 120°6′32″W / 39.18861°N 120.10889°W / 39.18861; -120.10889
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer
Government
– N/A
– State Senate	Dave Cox (R)
– State Assembly	Ted Gaines (R)
– U. S. Congress	John Doolittle (R)
Area[1]
– Total	1.634 sq mi (4.232 km2)
– Land	1.634 sq mi (4.232 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	6,483 ft (1,976 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,215
– Density	743.6/sq mi (287.1/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	96145
Area code(s)	530
FIPS code	06-19455
GNIS feature IDs	1723422; 2408680

Dollar Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States, along the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,215 at the 2010 census down from 1,539 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dollar Point is located at 39°11′19″N 120°6′32″W / 39.18861°N 120.10889°W / 39.18861; -120.10889 (39.188639, -120.108848).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[3] reported that Dollar Point had a population of 1,215. The population density was 743.6 people per square mile (287.1/km²). The racial makeup of Dollar Point was 1,145 (94.2%) White, 4 (0.3%) African American, 6 (0.5%) Native American, 19 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 24 (2.0%) from other races, and 17 (1.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 persons (6.8%).

The Census reported that 1,215 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 571 households, out of which 109 (19.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 248 (43.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 33 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 16 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 41 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 193 households (33.8%) were made up of individuals and 59 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13. There were 297 families (52.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.69.

The population was spread out with 188 people (15.5%) under the age of 18, 91 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 321 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 419 people (34.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 196 people (16.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.

There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 1,115.1 per square mile (430.5/km²), of which 363 (63.6%) were owner-occupied, and 208 (36.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.3%. 764 people (62.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 451 people (37.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 1,539 people, 681 households, and 388 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 949.6 people per square mile (366.8/km²). There were 1,814 housing units at an average density of 1,119.3 per square mile (432.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.04% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 681 households out of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $56,792. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $25,905 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,882. About 1.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
3. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.