Rancho Murieta

Rancho Murieta is a census-designated place (CDP) and guard-gated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,488 at the 2010 census, up from 4,193 at the 2000 census. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, about 25mi east of Sacramento.GeographyRancho Murieta is located at 38°30′11″N, 121°5′5″W GR1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1sqmi, of which, 11.9sqmi of it is land and 0.2sqmi of it is water. The principal east-west access route is California State Highway 16, the Jackson Highway, which connects Rancho Murieta with the Sacramento metropolitan area.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Rancho Murieta had a population of 5,488. The population density was 454.8 people per square mile (175.6/km²). The racial makeup of Rancho Murieta was 4,874 (88.8%) White, 130 (2.4%) African American, 33 (0.6%) Native American, 158 (2.9%) Asian, 6 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 81 (1.5%) from other races, and 206 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 425 persons (7.7%).