Thermalito, California
Location in Butte County and the state of California
Coordinates: 39°29′56″N 121°36′3″W / 39.49889, -121.60083
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte
Government
- N/A
- State Senate	Sam Aanestad (R)
- State Assembly	Rick Keene (R)
- U. S. Congress	John Doolittle (R)
Area
- Total	12.9 sq mi (33.7 km²)
- Land	12.8 sq mi (33.3 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,045
- Density	468.6/sq mi (179.4/km²)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	95965
Area code(s)	530
FIPS code	06-78470
GNIS feature ID	1659991

Thermalito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 6,045 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.0 square miles (33.6 km²), of which, 12.8 square miles (33.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,143 households, and 1,508 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 470.8 people per square mile (181.8/km²). There were 2,327 housing units at an average density of 181.2/sq mi (70.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.73% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 2.91% Native American, 10.50% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 2.98% from other races, and 5.21% from two or more races. 7.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,143 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,760, and the median income for a family was $29,388. Males had a median income of $31,123 versus $24,208 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,819. About 20.2% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.8% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Thermalito, California is at coordinates 39°29′56″N 121°36′03″W / 39.498942, -121.600719 (Thermalito, California)Coordinates: 39°29′56″N 121°36′03″W / 39.498942, -121.600719 (Thermalito, California)

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