Parkway, California

Parkway
census-designated place
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area
• Total	2.418 sq mi (6.263 km2)
• Land	2.418 sq mi (6.263 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	14,670
• Density	6,100/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583107
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parkway, California

Parkway is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California. Parkway sits at an elevation of 20 feet (6.1 m). The 2010 United States census reported Parkway's population was 14,670.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Parkway had a population of 14,670. The population density was 6,067.0 people per square mile (2,342.5/km²). The racial makeup of Parkway was 5,225 (35.6%) White, 2,696 (18.4%) African American, 182 (1.2%) Native American, 1,997 (13.6%) Asian, 300 (2.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,161 (21.5%) from other races, and 1,109 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,185 persons (42.2%).

The Census reported that 14,613 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 57 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,583 households, out of which 2,078 (45.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,860 (40.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,043 (22.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 424 (9.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 393 (8.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 43 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 977 households (21.3%) were made up of individuals and 350 (7.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19. There were 3,327 families (72.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.69.

The population was spread out with 4,615 people (31.5%) under the age of 18, 1,642 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 4,011 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 2,959 people (20.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,443 people (9.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

There were 5,036 housing units at an average density of 2,082.7 per square mile (804.1/km²), of which 2,113 (46.1%) were owner-occupied, and 2,470 (53.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.7%. 6,107 people (41.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,506 people (58.0%) lived in rental housing units.