Mather, Sacramento County, California

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 10.0 square miles (26.0 km²), 99.75% of it land and 0.25% of it water.

The climate of Mather is Mediterranean, characterized by hot, dry summers, at times exceeding 100 °F or 37.8 °C, and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times.

Mather first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of deleted Rancho Cordova CDP and additional area.^[18]

The 2020 United States census reported that Mather had a population of 4,698. The population density was 468.6 inhabitants per square mile (180.9/km²). The racial makeup of Mather was 52.3% White, 8.0% African American, 1.3% Native American, 15.3% Asian, 1.0% Pacific Islander, 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.^[19]

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 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.^[19] There were 1,175 families (76.9% of all households).^[20]

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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.^[19]

There were 1,558 housing units at an average density of 155.4 units per square mile (60.0 units/km²), of which 1,528 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 74.0% were owner-occupied, and 26.0% were occupied by renters.^[19]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $140,941, and the per capita income was $48,729. About 2.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line.^[21]