census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County () is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, California, Sacramento, which has been the List ...
. Mather sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Mather's population was 4,698. It is the site of the former
Mather Air Force Base
Mather Air Force Base (Mather AFB) was a United States Air Force Base, which was closed in 1993 pursuant to a post-Cold War BRAC decision. It was located east of Sacramento, on the south side of U.S. Route 50 in Sacramento County, Californ ...
, closed by the federal government in 1993.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 10.0 square miles (26.0 km), 99.75% of it land and 0.25% of it water.
Climate
The climate of Mather is
Mediterranean
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, characterized by hot, dry summers, at times exceeding , and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times.
Demographics
Mather first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the 2010 U.S. Census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Mather had a population of 4,698. The population density was . The racial makeup of Mather was 52.3%
White
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, 8.0%
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 6.7% from other races, and 15.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.9% of the population.
The whole population lived in households. There were 1,528 households, out of which 43.5% included children under the age of 18, 59.2% were married-couple households, 8.0% were
cohabiting
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couple households, 20.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.7% of households were one person, and 4.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.07. There were 1,175
families
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(76.9% of all households).
The age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% aged 18 to 24, 28.5% aged 25 to 44, 26.2% aged 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 36.0years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.
There were 1,558 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,528 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 74.0% were owner-occupied, and 26.0% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $140,941, and the
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
was $48,729. About 2.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line.