San Lorenzo, California
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San Lorenzo is a census-designated place located in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 21,898.
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Geography
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Location of San Lorenzo, California
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.36% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 21,898 people, 7,500 households, and 5,677 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 3,052.3/km² (7,893.4/mi²). There are 7,609 housing units at an average density of 1,060.6/km² (2,742.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 63.32% White, 2.81% Black or African American, 0.89% Native American, 15.48% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 10.82% from other races, and 6.21% from two or more races. 24.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 7,500 households out of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% are married couples living together, 12.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% are non-families. 19.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.34.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $56,170, and the median income for a family is $61,787. Males have a median income of $43,626 versus $34,531 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $21,922. 5.4% of the population and 3.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Part of a large Spanish land grant prior to the United States' takeover of California in 1848, San Lorenzo was mostly farmland from the 1850s until 1944, when the Bohannon Company built San Lorenzo Village, a tract of two- and three-bedroom homes for workers in the East Bay's war industries, complete with a shopping center. Home construction continued into the 1950s, to satisfy the region's booming need for suburban housing.