North Highlands is a census-designated place (in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the SacramentoArden-ArcadeRoseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 49,327 at the 2020 census, up from 42,694 at the 2010 census.
North Highlands is located at 384023N 1212222W / 38.67306N 121.37278W / 38.67306; -121.37278 (-121.372698).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 square miles (all of it land.
According to the Kppen Climate Classification system, North Highlands has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Until 2008, North Highlands was served by two school districts, Rio Linda Union School District which covered K-6 grades and Grant Joint Union High School District for grades 712. In 2008, the two districts merged, creating the Twin Rivers Unified School District. The local high school is Highlands High School, which is surrounded by quite a few elementary and charter schools. North Highlands is a low-income residential housing area with some commercial and industrial regions around the former McClellan Air Force Base, now a civilian business center and airport called McClellan Business Park. In 1995, McClellan Air Force Base was identified for closure as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (IV process. North Highlands has a high crime rate for an area of its size. The main streets are Watt Avenue, Elkhorn Blvd, and Walerga Road.
The 2020 United States census reported that North Highlands had a population of 49,327. The population density was 5,597.7 inhabitants per square mile (The racial makeup of North Highlands was 49.4% White, 10.7% African American, 1.8% Native American, 7.2% Asian, 0.9% Pacific Islander, 16.2% from other races, and 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.2% of the population.
The census reported that 98.2% of the population lived in households, 1.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.4% were institutionalized.
There were 16,092 households, out of which 38.1% included children under the age of 18, 40.6% were married-couple households, 9.0% were cohabiting couple households, 30.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 19.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.5% of households were one person, and 8.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.01. There were 11,215 families (of all households).
The age distribution was 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.2% aged 18 to 24, 29.1% aged 25 to 44, 22.3% aged 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.6years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males.
There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 1,896.2 unitsper square mile (units/km2), of which 16,092 (were occupied. Of these, 48.0% were owner-occupied, and 52.0% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 27.7% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 59.2% spoke only English at home, 21.0% spoke Spanish, 15.6% spoke other Indo-European languages, 3.3% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 83.9% were high school graduates and 14.9% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income in 2023 was $65,090, and the per capita income was $27,919. About 15.6% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the poverty line.
The 2010 United States Census reported that North Highlands had a population of 42,694. The population density was 4,834.4 inhabitants per square mile (The racial makeup of North Highlands was 27,000 (White, 4,883 (African American, 603 (Native American, 2,067 (Asian, 300 (Pacific Islander, 4,709 (from other races, and 3,132 (from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,077 persons (Census reported that 42,433 people (of the population) lived in households, 90 (lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 171 (were institutionalized.
There were 14,542 households, out of which 5,713 (had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,825 (were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,979 (had a female householder with no husband present, 1,170 (had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,295 (unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 116 (same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,376 households (were made up of individuals, and 1,144 (had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92. There were 9,974 families (of all households); the average family size was 3.44.
The population age distribution is 11,836 people (under the age of 18, 4,904 people (aged 18 to 24, 11,385 people (aged 25 to 44, 9,825 people (aged 45 to 64, and 4,744 people (who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
There were 16,093 housing units at an average density of 1,822.3 per square mile (of which 7,112 (were owner-occupied, and 7,430 (were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.6%. 19,763 people (of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 22,670 people (lived in rental housing units.
In the California State Senate, North Highlands is in the 4th senatorial district, represented by Republican Marie Alvarado-Gil. In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 7th Assembly district, represented by Republican Josh Hoover, and the 8th Assembly district, represented by Republican David Tangipa.