Lemon Hill, California

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

As of the 2020 census, Lemon Hill had a population of 14,496. The population density was 8,839.0 inhabitants per square mile (3,412.8/km²). 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% aged 65 or older. The median age was 31.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.^[19][20][21]

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. There were 4,302 households, of which 45.0% had 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 spouse or partner present, and 20.8% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 18.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36, and there were 3,123 families (72.6% of all households).^[19][20][22]

There were 4,502 housing units at an average density of 2,745.1 units per square mile (1,059.9 units/km²). Of all housing units, 4.4% were vacant and 95.6% were occupied. Of occupied units, 40.1% were owner-occupied and 59.9% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%, and the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%.^[19][20]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[23]

Lemon Hill first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of deleted Parkway-South Sacramento CDP.^[18]

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.^[24]

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.^[25]