Granite Bay, California


Granite Bay is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 21,247 at the 2020 census, up from 20,402 at the 2010 census. The ZIP codes are 95746 and 95661. Granite Bay is a primarily residential suburb of Sacramento and is located just east of Roseville and west of Folsom Lake.

Geography

Granite Bay is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which, of it is land and of it is water. The place name, Granite Bay, is derived from a bay in Folsom Lake, a reservoir on the east side of the town created in 1955.
The entire town is underlain by granodiorite of the Penryn Pluton of Cretaceous age, hence the geological basis for the place name.

Climate

Granite Bay has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate that is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

Cultural resources

The history of Granite Bay started with the Maidu tribe of Native Americans, and it continued when miners, farmers, and others seeking to do business came during the Gold Rush to strike a fortune. The Granite Bay area was officially recognized on July 28, 1987 by the Board of Supervisors.
The Nisenan, also known as the Southern Maidu, were one of three Maiduan-speaking tribes in the northern half of the Sacramento Valley. The Granite Bay area is located in the ethnographic territory of the Nisenan. The Nisenan lived along the American, Yuba, and Bear Rivers, as well as the Feather River, to which their territory extended.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Granite Bay had a population of 21,247. The population density was. The racial makeup of Granite Bay was 77.4% White, 0.9% African American, 0.5% Native American, 8.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 10.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9% of the population.
The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.4% were institutionalized.
There were 7,456 households, out of which 33.1% included children under the age of 18, 72.6% were married-couple households, 3.2% were cohabiting couple households, 14.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 9.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.6% of households were one person, and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82. There were 6,198 families.
The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 16.1% aged 25 to 44, 32.6% aged 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.8years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.
There were 7,685 housing units at an average density of, of which 7,456 were occupied. Of these, 90.1% were owner-occupied, and 9.9% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 11.4% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 85.7% spoke only English at home, 3.9% spoke Spanish, 5.8% spoke other Indo-European languages, 3.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.6% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 97.5% were high school graduates and 62.0% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income in 2023 was $190,000, and the per capita income was $85,943. About 4.3% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Granite Bay had a population of 20,402. The population density was. The racial makeup of Granite Bay was 17,960 White, 148 African American, 138 Native American, 1,152 Asian, 28 Pacific Islander, 222 from other races, and 754 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,260 persons.
The census reported that 20,353 people lived in households, 38 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 11 were institutionalized.
There were 7,202 households, 2,857 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,223 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 473 had a female householder with no husband present, 260 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 201 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 34 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,006 households were one person and 521 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 5,956 families ; the average family size was 3.11.
The age distribution was 5,309 people under the age of 18, 1,300 people aged 18 to 24, 3,206 people aged 25 to 44, 7,621 people aged 45 to 64, and 2,966 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
There were 7,542 housing units at an average density of 349.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 6,414 were owner-occupied and 788 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 18,270 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,083 people lived in rental housing units.
According to the Sacramento Association of REALTORS, the median price of a detached single family home is $715,000 as of April 2009.

Notable people

Granite Bay is served by two high school districts and their feeder K-8 districts: The Loomis Union School District and Placer Union High School District for the northern portion of the community, and the Eureka Union School District and Roseville Joint Union High School District for the southern portion. The two high schools serving Granite Bay are RJUHSD's Granite Bay High School and PUHSD's Del Oro High School in nearby Loomis. The Eureka Union School District is also one of the state's highest performing districts according to Standardized Testing and Reporting. This is one of the few California school districts with its own parent sponsored educational foundations.