Auberry, California


Auberry is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 3,238 at the 2020 census. Auberry is located on Little Sandy Creek west of Shaver Lake Heights, at an elevation of.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Climate

Auberry has a Mediterranean climate with cool, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Its average annual precipitation is. Its hardiness zone is 8a.

History

The Auberry post office was established in 1884, and following moves in 1887 and 1888, it was located at its present site in 1906. The place is named for Al Yarborough and is spelled phonetically as his name was pronounced.
The Auberry Band of the Mono people was called unaħpaahtyħ, in the Mono language.
Auberry was also a stop on the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad, which was built to facilitate the construction of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project.

Demographics

Auberry first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1990 United States census.

2020 census

The 2020 United States census reported that Auberry had a population of 3,238. The population density was. The racial makeup of Auberry was 76.1% White, 0.5% African American, 8.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 2.6% from other races, and 11.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.1% of the population.
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,267 households, out of which 24.0% included children under the age of 18, 55.3% were married-couple households, 6.2% were cohabiting couple households, 19.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.8% of households were one person, and 13.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 900 families.
The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% aged 18 to 24, 21.5% aged 25 to 44, 27.0% aged 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 45.8years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.
There were 1,702 housing units at an average density of, of which 1,267 were occupied. Of these, 80.7% were owner-occupied, and 19.3% were occupied by renters.
The median household income was $75,000, and the per capita income was $36,622. About 8.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line.