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Calaveras County

Population in July 2007: 631.
Males: 314  (49.9%)
Females: 317  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  46.9 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 95248.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,146 (it was $35,938 in 2000)
Rail Road Flat:  $52,146
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,951
Rail Road Flat:  $23,951
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $434,069 (it was $156,800 in 2000)
Rail Road Flat:  $434,069
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $367,776; Detached houses: $400,194; Mobile homes: $95,321; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Rail Road Flat:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • American Indian (3.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.3%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Rail Road Flat: 101.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.4%), English (10.2%), Irish (7.3%), French (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), Dutch (4.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2606 feet

Land area: 32.8 square miles.

Population density: 19 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Rail Road Flat

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 46.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rail Road Flat CDP

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 27.8%

16 residents are foreign born (2.9% North America).

This place:  2.9%
California:  26.2%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Rail Road Flat, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rail Road Flat to the number of sex offenders is 631 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rail Road Flat:  0.8% ($1,306)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South El Dorado, CA (26.3 miles , pop. 78,296).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Stockton, CA (49.4 miles , pop. 243,771).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (316.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Mountain Ranch, CA (2.2 miles ), West Point, CA (2.3 miles ), West Point-Wilseyville, CA (3.1 miles ), Arnold, CA (3.2 miles ), Mokelumne Hill, CA (3.3 miles ), Avery, CA (3.4 miles ), Forest Meadows, CA (3.5 miles ), San Andreas, CA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 38.32 N, Longitude: 120.51 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 209

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Private households (21%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (12%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (16%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Life and physical scientists (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (16%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Life and physical scientists (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)



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Rail Road Flat-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 493% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 56.8 miles away from Rail Road Flat center
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1980 at 16:49:27, a magnitude 6.0 (5.5 MB, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Rail Road Flat center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Rail Road Flat center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rail Road Flat:
  • MARK TWAIN ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAN ANDREAS, CA)
  • SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; JACKSON, CA)
  • SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SONORA, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in Rail Road Flat, CA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rail Road Flat:
  • SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,739)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 50 miles; STOCKTON, CA; FT enrollment: 5,242)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 13,984)
  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; FT enrollment: 9,313)
  • COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 7,980)
  • CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER (about 53 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; FT enrollment: 2,704)
  • MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MODESTO, CA; FT enrollment: 8,428)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rail Road Flat:
See full list of schools located in Rail Road Flat, School District: CALAVERAS UNIFIED


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Notable location: Rim Rock Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Redhawk Lake (A), Clark Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Esperanza Creek (A), Jack Nelson Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.9%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  11.3%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  18.4%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rail Road Flat, CA



Rail Road Flat compared to California state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Calaveras County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Wood (41%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Rail Road Flat

Adherents


NameCatholic Church The Evangelical Covenant ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of Christ
Adherents46.8%16.2%10.4%4.5%4.3%
Congregations16.7%11.9%4.8%11.9%4.8%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents4.0%2.7%1.9%1.8%7.5%
Congregations4.8%7.1%9.5%2.4%26.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,814 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.62%
California average:  5.75%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from San Joaquin County, CA  2.18% ($50,579 average AGI)
from Contra Costa County, CA  0.80% ($86,424)
from Stanislaus County, CA  0.68% ($46,047)


8.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,718 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
California average:  6.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Joaquin County, CA  1.05% ($37,888 average AGI)
to Amador County, CA  0.63% ($28,639)
to Tuolumne County, CA  0.61% ($38,043)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rail Road Flat:
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KSTE (650 AM; 25 kW; RANCHO CORDOVA, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFIA (710 AM; 25 kW; CARMICHAEL, CA; Owner: VISTA BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KFBK (1530 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAHI (950 AM; 10 kW; AUBURN, CA; Owner: IHR EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rail Road Flat:
  • KOSL (94.3 FM; JACKSON, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KXSR (91.7 FM; GROVELAND, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO)
  • KKBN (93.5 FM; TWAIN HARTE, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBYN (95.9 FM; ARNOLD, CA; Owner: KBYN, INC.)
  • KCVR-FM (98.9 FM; COLUMBIA, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZSQ-FM (92.7 FM; SONORA, CA; Owner: CLARKE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCFA (106.1 FM; ARNOLD, CA; Owner: KCFA, INC.)
  • KWYL (102.9 FM; SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHOP (95.1 FM; OAKDALE, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSVL (92.3 FM; SMITH, NV; Owner: DONEGAL ENTERPRISES)
  • KJOY (99.3 FM; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTHX-FM (100.1 FM; DAYTON, NV; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KCCL-FM (101.9 FM; SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRNO (106.9 FM; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODS (103.7 FM; CARNELIAN BAY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRVR (105.5 FM; COPPEROPOLIS, CA; Owner: THRESHOLD COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KLCA (96.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: AMERICOM LAS VEGAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKTO (90.5 FM; TAHOE CITY, CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KDOT (104.5 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)
  • KOZZ-FM (105.7 FM; RENO, NV; Owner: LOTUS RADIO CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Rail Road Flat:
  • KMMK-LP (Channel 14; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KOVR (Channel 13; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: SCI - SACRAMENTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KXTV (Channel 10; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KXTV, INC.)
  • KSPX (Channel 29; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: PAXSON SACRAMENTO LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUVS (Channel 19; MODESTO, CA; Owner: KUVS LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KCRA-TV (Channel 3; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KQCA (Channel 58; STOCKTON, CA; Owner: KCRA HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTXL (Channel 40; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: CHANNEL 40, INC.)
  • KMAX-TV (Channel 31; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • KVIE (Channel 6; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: KVIE, INC.)
  • KGTN-LP (Channel 62; PLACERVILLE, CA; Owner: PRAISE THE LORD STUDIO CHAPEL)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: WA5KWK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01091285
    Grant Date: 07/13/1999, Expiration Date: 07/13/2009
    Registrant: Michael J Burns, 1626 Doe Road, Rail Road Flat, CA 95248
  • Call Sign: KG6CGE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00264584
    Grant Date: 06/28/2000, Expiration Date: 06/28/2010, Certifier: Glenn D Wharregard
    Registrant: Glenn D Wharregard, Rail Road Flat, CA 95248


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

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