Fair Oaks CDP, Sacramento County, California Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Fair Oaks CDP, California, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Fair Oaks CDP, California. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Fair Oaks CDP, California. The estimated population of Fair Oaks CDP, California is 31,750 people, with a median age of 46.2.

We can look at the total population in Fair Oaks CDP over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
31,750
+2.81%
+3.41%
2020
30,882
-0.48% -
2019
31,032
+0.1%
-
2018
31,002
+0.97%
-
2017
30,704
- -

Population of Fair Oaks CDP, California by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
72.8%
78.1%
-6.79%
Black/African American
2%
2.3%
-13.04%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
-50.00%
Hispanic
14.1%
11.3%
+24.78%
Asian
5.2%
4.1%
+26.83%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
5.7%
3.9%
+46.15%
Other
0%
0.1%
-100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Fair Oaks CDP, California by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 46.2 -0.86% 44 +2.09% 48.1 -2.04%
2020 46.6 +0.65% 43.1 -2.05% 49.1 +1.45%
2019 46.3 +0.22% 44 0% 48.4 0%
2018 46.2 -1.07% 44 -2% 48.4 -1.22%
2017 46.7 - 44.9 - 49 -

The median age of Fair Oaks CDP, California gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,417 -6.23% 1,666 +10.73% 1,328 1,794
10 to 19 1,748 +14.73% 1,409 +18.6% 2,011 1,677
20 to 29 2,008 -14.23% 1,553 +5.82% 1,716 1,643
30 to 39 1,639 +18.87% 1,418 +25.41% 1,943 1,789
40 to 49 1,792 0.97% 1,891 -6.26% 1,786 1,761
50 to 59 2,422 -4.09% 2,666 -14.73% 2,314 2,277
60 to 69 2,132 +8.22% 2,573 +7.2% 2,302 2,749
70+ 1,927 +7.9% 2,443 +5.7% 2,078 2,582

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Fair Oaks CDP, California is $99,629.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Fair Oaks CDP.

  • Under 25
    $50,917.00
  • 25 to 44
    $99,954.00
  • 45 to 64
    $124,902.00
  • 65 and over
    $84,773.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Fair Oaks CDP, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Fair Oaks CDP, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Fair Oaks CDP, California is currently $130,862.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

16.87% of households in Fair Oaks CDP are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Fair Oaks CDP against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.34%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.69%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.34%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.84%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.42%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    13.50%
  • $200,000 or more
    16.87%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Fair Oaks CDP is $54,048.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Fair Oaks CDP by the total population of Fair Oaks CDP.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Fair Oaks CDP, California, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Fair Oaks CDP to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.84%
  • Bachelor's degree
    47.27%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.97%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    20.44%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.48%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Fair Oaks CDP that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Fair Oaks CDP over the age of 16 is 26,431.

Of those people, a total of 62.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Fair Oaks CDP is 59.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,491 41.00% 10.50%
20 to 24 years 1,198 79.60% 3.90%
25 to 29 years 2,161 80.50% 11.00%
30 to 34 years 1,676 88.10% 4.30%
35 to 44 years 3,550 86.30% 1.20%
45 to 54 years 4,374 84.40% 2.20%
55 to 59 years 2,270 81.80% 2.90%
60 to 64 years 2,359 60.10% 3.00%
65 to 74 years 4,663 30.10% 6.20%
75 years and over 2,689 12.30% 4.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Fair Oaks CDP. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 21,359 62.90% 4.00%
Black or African American 580 50.00% 15.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 140 82.10% 9.60%
Asian 1,448 60.20% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 25 0.00% 0.00%
Other 637 78.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 2,242 59.60% 6.10%
Hispanic or Latino 3,235 70.20% 7.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,866 62.40% 3.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Fair Oaks CDP as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Fair Oaks CDP is 15,803, with median earnings of $54,188.00.

Women in Fair Oaks CDP, California earning approximately 82.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 15,803 $54,188.00
Male 8,572 $59,757.00
Female 7,231 $49,244.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,557 $92,762.00
Business and Financial 1,208 $83,167.00
Computer and Mathematical 847 $81,395.00
Architecture and Engineering 374 $124,565.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 258 $82,500.00
Community and Social Service 297 $34,205.00
Legal 389 $83,315.00
Educational and Library 1,062 $42,813.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 385 $52,679.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,112 $107,292.00
Healthcare Support 291 $26,685.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 155 $21,354.00
Law Enforcement 182 $100,000.00
Food Preparation and Serving 671 $18,170.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 235 $42,659.00
Personal Care and Service 534 $26,452.00
Sales 1,603 $40,072.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,925 $42,950.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 52 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 608 $22,045.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 177 $68,375.00
Production 349 $42,531.00
Transportation and Material Moving 349 $40,308.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,720 $78,092.00 837 $97,560.00
Business and Financial 542 $99,931.00 666 $62,317.00
Computer and Mathematical 640 $82,464.00 207 $71,637.00
Architecture and Engineering 336 $121,250.00 38 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 204 $76,591.00 54 $106,111.00
Community and Social Service 79 $59,844.00 218 $33,636.00
Legal 147 $69,648.00 242 $87,619.00
Educational and Library 250 $86,167.00 812 $40,125.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 215 $53,231.00 170 $41,382.00
Healthcare Practitioners 406 $111,618.00 706 $103,333.00
Healthcare Support 54 $26,094.00 237 $35,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 137 $14,219.00 18 $0.00
Law Enforcement 125 $115,268.00 57 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 450 $18,840.00 221 $6,635.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 187 $42,440.00 48 $42,857.00
Personal Care and Service 145 $55,387.00 389 $24,191.00
Sales 837 $38,482.00 766 $40,344.00
Office and Administrative Support 516 $30,574.00 1,409 $43,808.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 52 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 608 $22,045.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 177 $68,375.00 0 $0.00
Production 254 $43,750.00 95 $25,156.00
Transportation and Material Moving 340 $40,145.00 9 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 12,846 households in Fair Oaks CDP, with an average household size of 2.43 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,379 families in Fair Oaks CDP with an average family size of 2.93 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,438 686 1,255 4,467
Average Household Size 3 2.98 3.28 1.27
Total Families 6,438 686 1,255 0
Average Household Size 2.98 2.53 2.86 0

Poverty

Of the 8,379 families in Fair Oaks CDP, 5.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Fair Oaks CDP:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,492 housing units in Fair Oaks CDP, California.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 12,846 95.21%
Vacant 646 4.79%

27.22% of the total 13,492 housing units in Fair Oaks CDP are rental units. This is approximately 3,673 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,121 are occupied by the owner - or 67.60% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Fair Oaks CDP is $1,599.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Fair Oaks CDP that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    52
  • Less than $500
    72
  • $500 to $999
    292
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,231
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,217
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    576
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    88
  • $3,000 or more
    197

Property Value

The median value of a property in Fair Oaks CDP is $541,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Fair Oaks CDP that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    104
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    10
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    36
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    177
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    402
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,233
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    4,860
  • $1,000,000 or more
    299

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Fair Oaks CDP. The chart below shows the number of properties in Fair Oaks CDP that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    270
  • 1940 to 1949
    390
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,658
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,984
  • 1970 to 1979
    4,012
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,663
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,371
  • 2000 to 2009
    820
  • 2010 to 2013
    306
  • 2014 or later
    18

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Fair Oaks CDP that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    479
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,905
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,072
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,390

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Fair Oaks CDP get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Fair Oaks CDP that commute to work in a particular way.

29.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Fair Oaks CDP.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    137
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    582
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,340
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,017
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,485
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,079
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,384
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    500
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    562
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,149
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    531
  • 90 or more minutes
    551

Summary

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