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North Highlands Information
North Highlands is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County,
California, United States. The population was 44,187 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Location of North Highlands, California
North Highlands is located at 38�40′23″N, 121�22′22″W (38.673003,
-121.372698)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.2
km� (12.8 mi�), all land.
Information
North Highlands' high school district is the Grant Joint Union High School
District. And its elementary school district being the Rio Linda Union School
District. North Highlands is mostly a middle-class residential housing area.
With some commercial and industrial regions around the McClellan Air Force Base,
now a civilian airport, called McClellan park.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 44,187 people, 15,389 households, and
10,741 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,332.9/km�
(3,452.0/mi�). There were 16,149 housing units at an average density of
487.1/km� (1,261.6/mi�). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.91% White, 11.13%
African American, 1.39% Native American, 5.69% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander,
6.13% from other races, and 7.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 15.15% of the population.
There were 15,389 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all
households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average
family size was 3.31.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 11.0%
from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there
were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,278, and the median income
for a family was $32,855. Males had a median income of $28,159 versus $24,996
for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,109. About 18.6% of
families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including
33.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.