Meadow Vista, California

Meadow Vista
—  census-designated place  —
Location in Placer County and the state of California
Coordinates: 39°0′14″N 121°1′45″W / 39.00389°N 121.02917°W / 39.00389; -121.02917Coordinates: 39°0′14″N 121°1′45″W / 39.00389°N 121.02917°W / 39.00389; -121.02917
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer
Government
– N/A
– State Senate	Dave Cox (R)
– State Assembly	Dan Louge (R)
– U. S. Congress
Area[1]
– Total	5.436 sq mi (14.080 km2)
– Land	5.281 sq mi (13.678 km2)
– Water	0.155 sq mi (0.402 km2)  2.86%
Elevation	1,713 ft (522 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	3,217
– Density	591.8/sq mi (228.5/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	95722
Area code(s)	530
FIPS code	06-46632
GNIS feature ID	1659097

Meadow Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,217 at the 2010 census, up from 3,096 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Meadow Vista is located at 39°0′14″N 121°1′45″W / 39.00389°N 121.02917°W / 39.00389; -121.02917 (39.003795, -121.029242).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km²), of which, 5.3 square miles (14 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (2.86%) is water.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[3] reported that Meadow Vista had a population of 3,217. The population density was 591.7 people per square mile (228.5/km²). The racial makeup of Meadow Vista was 3,017 (93.8%) White, 1 (0.0%) African American, 21 (0.7%) Native American, 35 (1.1%) Asian, 6 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 34 (1.1%) from other races, and 103 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 171 persons (5.3%).

The Census reported that 3,201 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,246 households, out of which 374 (30.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 807 (64.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 96 (7.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 48 (3.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 233 households (18.7%) were made up of individuals and 118 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 954 families (76.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.90.

The population was spread out with 660 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 219 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 525 people (16.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,205 people (37.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 608 people (18.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.3 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

There were 1,339 housing units at an average density of 246.3 per square mile (95.1/km²), of which 1,048 (84.1%) were owner-occupied, and 198 (15.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%. 2,704 people (84.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 497 people (15.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 3,096 people, 1,140 households, and 918 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 576.5 people per square mile (222.6/km²). There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 218.8 per square mile (84.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.25% White, 0.06% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.62% of the population.

There were 1,140 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,980, and the median income for a family was $65,474. Males had a median income of $55,132 versus $28,682 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,504. None of the families and 1.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. 2%

Annual community events

• Easter Egg Hunt
• Mother's Day Breakfast
• Pioneer Day (first Sunday in June)
• Oktoberfest
• Christmas in the Village

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. 

External links

• Downtown Meadow Vista
• Meadow Vista Merchants Association
• Meadow Vista Protection
• Meadow Vista Trails Association
• Meadow Vista Municipal Advisory Council