Gold River

Population: 7,661
Median household income: $166,250
Median home value: $682,200

Gold River, a community in Sacramento County, California, has 7,661 residents. Its median household income of $166,250 runs above the Sacramento County figure of $88,724.

From 2019 to 2023, Gold River's population grew 1.6% from 7,538 to 7,661, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $499,300 to $682,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.9% of the population. 61.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,661
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $166,250
Median home value: $682,200
Median gross rent: $2,528
Housing units: 3,701
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5387,661

Median household income

$119,038$166,250

Median home value

$499,300$682,200

Median gross rent

$1,874$2,528

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,538	$119,038	$499,300	$1,874
2020	7,930	$131,164	$552,300	$1,766
2021	7,932	$141,339	$571,900	$2,301
2022	7,910	$153,438	$644,200	$2,466
2023	7,661	$166,250	$682,200	$2,528

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7422.2%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	3.2%
5 to 17	1,028	13.4%
18 to 24	210	2.7%
25 to 34	456	6.0%
35 to 44	824	10.8%
45 to 54	1,149	15.0%
55 to 64	1,185	15.5%
65 to 74	1,704	22.2%
75 and over	860	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,354	69.9%
Black or African American	150	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,105	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.4%
Some other race	23	0.3%
Two or more races	269	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	731	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree36.1%

Graduate or professional degree28.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	1.9%
High school graduate	472	7.6%
Some college or associate's	1,586	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,228	36.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,772	28.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home34.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,187	61.4%
Carpooled	106	3.0%
Public transit	26	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	21	0.6%
Worked from home	1,220	34.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	325	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,272	54.4%
30 to 44 min	517	22.1%
45 to 59 min	146	6.2%
60+ min	80	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 2.0% (152 of 7,661)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,454	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,013	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,467	93.7%
Vacant	234	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,016	87.0%
Renter-occupied	451	13.0%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,052	82.5%
1-unit, attached	220	5.9%
2 to 4 units	42	1.1%
5 to 19 units	226	6.1%
20 or more units	161	4.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0630345
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 38.6269, -121.2492