Lemon Hill

Population: 14,942
Median household income: $49,441
Median home value: $328,000

Located in Sacramento County, California, Lemon Hill is a community with a population of 14,942. At $49,441, its median household income sits below Sacramento County's $88,724.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lemon Hill's population grew 1.4% from 14,733 to 14,942, while its median home value rose 85.3% from $177,000 to $328,000.

28.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.34 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,942
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,441
Median home value: $328,000
Median gross rent: $1,376
Housing units: 4,557
Homeownership rate: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,73314,942

Median household income

$39,430$49,441

Median home value

$177,000$328,000

Median gross rent

$965$1,376

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,733	$39,430	$177,000	$965
2020	15,104	$41,534	$206,700	$1,039
2021	14,471	$43,254	$239,500	$1,109
2022	14,824	$47,080	$287,900	$1,245
2023	14,942	$49,441	$328,000	$1,376

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1726.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	997	6.7%
5 to 17	3,915	26.2%
18 to 24	1,603	10.7%
25 to 34	2,210	14.8%
35 to 44	1,659	11.1%
45 to 54	1,694	11.3%
55 to 64	1,406	9.4%
65 to 74	974	6.5%
75 and over	484	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,965	13.2%
Black or African American	2,087	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.3%
Asian	3,525	23.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	309	2.1%
Some other race	57	0.4%
Two or more races	536	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,413	42.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.8%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,598	30.8%
High school graduate	2,518	29.9%
Some college or associate's	2,561	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	592	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	158	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit3.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,636	64.1%
Carpooled	1,117	19.7%
Public transit	195	3.4%
Walked	142	2.5%
Bicycle	42	0.7%
Worked from home	520	9.2%
Other means	17	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	913	17.7%
15 to 29 min	2,776	53.9%
30 to 44 min	967	18.8%
45 to 59 min	131	2.5%
60+ min	362	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.34
Poverty rate: 28.3% (4,218 of 14,920)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,287	73.9%
Nonfamily households	1,163	26.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,450	97.7%
Vacant	107	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,763	39.6%
Renter-occupied	2,687	60.4%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached13.1%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,423	53.2%
1-unit, attached	599	13.1%
2 to 4 units	794	17.4%
5 to 19 units	322	7.1%
20 or more units	219	4.8%
Mobile home & other	200	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0641142
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5172, -121.4573