Rio Linda is a census-designated place located in Sacramento County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 10,466.
Geography
Rio Linda is located at 38°41'25" North, 121°27'14" West (38.690252, -121.453814).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²). 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 10,466 people, 3,461 households, and 2,647 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 737.4/km² (1,911.2/mi²). There are 3,596 housing units at an average density of 253.4/km² (656.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 83.04% White, 2.23% African American, 1.46% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 4.88% from other races, and 5.22% from two or more races. 11.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,461 households out of which 38.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.01 and the average family size is 3.35.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $44,026, and the median income for a family is $45,272. Males have a median income of $38,178 versus $29,504 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $17,656. 14.1% of the population and 9.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Miscellaneous
The town is a frequent target of jokes on Rush Limbaugh's talk radio program; the jokes stereotype its residents as unintelligent and simplistic. More specifically, Limbaugh will use a relatively complicated word or phrase, and then say, "for those of you in Rio Linda ...," followed by the use of a more rudimentary synonym for the original word or phrase (Limbaugh hosted a local radio talk show in nearby Sacramento from 1984 to 1988). Since the disputed 2000 Presidential Election, Limbaugh has added West Palm Beach, Florida to these skits, which now feature the line, "for those of you in Rio Linda and West Palm Beach ..."
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Last updated: 05-23-2005 14:20:19
