Lemon Hill, California

Lemon Hill
census-designated place
Location of Lemon Hill in Sacramento County, California.
Lemon Hill Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°31′02″N 121°27′26″W / 38.51722°N 121.45722°W / 38.51722; -121.45722
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area [1]
• Total	1.640 sq mi (4.248 km2)
• Land	1.640 sq mi (4.248 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,496
• Density	8,800/sq mi (3,400/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583055
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lemon Hill, California

Lemon Hill is a census-designated place in an unincorporated area of Sacramento County, California, south of the city of Sacramento.^[2] Lemon Hill sits at an elevation of 30 feet (9.1 m).^[2] The 2020 United States census reported Lemon Hill's population was 14,496.

Prior to the 2010 United States census, Lemon Hill was grouped with Parkway and Fruitridge Pocket in the Parkway-South Sacramento, California CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of it land.

The 2020 United States census reported that Lemon Hill had a population of 14,496. The population density was 8,839.0 inhabitants per square mile (3,412.8/km²). The racial makeup of Lemon Hill was 20.1% White, 10.4% African American, 2.4% Native American, 20.4% Asian, 4.4% Pacific Islander, 30.6% from other races, and 11.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.4% of the population.^[4]

The census reported that 99.6% of the population lived in households, 0.4% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[4]

There were 4,302 households, out of which 45.0% included children under the age of 18, 37.7% were married-couple households, 10.6% were cohabiting couple households, 30.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.7% of households were one person, and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.36.^[4] There were 3,123 families (72.6% of all households).^[5]

The age distribution was 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% aged 18 to 24, 28.2% aged 25 to 44, 21.7% aged 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males.^[4]

There were 4,502 housing units at an average density of 2,745.1 units per square mile (1,059.9 units/km²), of which 4,302 (95.6%) were occupied. Of these, 40.1% were owner-occupied, and 59.9% were occupied by renters.^[4]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 29.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 45.8% spoke only English at home, 30.9% spoke Spanish, 4.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 18.7% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.3% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 69.2% were high school graduates and 8.9% had a bachelor's degree.^[6]

The median household income in 2023 was $49,441, and the per capita income was $21,760. About 22.3% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line.^[7]