Rancho Murieta is a census-designated place (CDP)
and guard-gated private community in Sacramento
County, California, United States. The population
was 4,193 at the 2000 census. It is located in the
foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, about 25
miles east of Sacramento. Rancho Murieta's zip
code is 95683 and is also referred to as Sloughhouse,
CA by the USPS.
Rancho Murieta has developed steadily for the
past 25 years, with an emphasis on preserving an
unparalleled quality of life, and continues to be
one of the best kept secrets in Northern
California.
Geography
Rancho Murieta is located at 38°30′11″N,
121°5′5″W (38.503068, -121.084643)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the
CDP has a total area of 11.9 square miles with 0.42%
of that area is water. Rancho Murieta covers
proximately 3,500 acres and is a private refuge (no
hunting allowed). There are 2 championship 18
hole golf courses run by the Rancho Murieta Country
Club. Rancho Murieta has several lakes that
are used for recreation and drinking water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,193
people, 1,783 households, and 1,408 families
residing in the CDP. The population density was
136.0/km˛ (352.4/mi˛). There were 1,857 housing
units at an average density of 60.3/km˛ (156.1/mi˛).
The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.03% White, 1.93%
African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.72%
Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other
races, and 2.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.63% of the population.
There were 1,783 households out of which 23.7%
had children under the age of 18 living with them,
73.6% were married couples living together, 3.5% had
a female householder with no husband present, and
21.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households
were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.35 and the average
family size was 2.64.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 18.8%
under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from
25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 49 years.
For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6
males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was
$82,130, and the median income for a family was
$89,635. Males had a median income of $70,382 versus
$36,923 for females. The per capita income for the
CDP was $44,010. About 1.8% of families and 2.0% of
the population were below the poverty line,
including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of
those age 65 or over.
