Fairbanks Ranch, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Fairbanks Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. The population was 3,002 at the 2020 census, down from 3,148 at the 2010 census. The entire population is contained within two gated communities, divided into North and South sections by the formerly private San Dieguito Road.
The Fairbanks Ranch community borders Rancho Santa Fe to the northwest, the Rancho Santa Fe Farms gated community to the south and the Del Sur housing development of Black Mountain Ranch to the east. The San Dieguito River and Lusardi Creek with the Lusardi Creek County Preserve lie to the north.
Geography
Fairbanks Ranch is located at Template:Coord (32.995786, -117.183106).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert. Template:Convert of it is land and 0.09% is water.
Demographics
Fairbanks Ranch first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Fairbanks Ranch had a population of 3,002. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Fairbanks Ranch was 76.1% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 13.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 7.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 1,105 households, out of which 24.3% included children under the age of 18, 74.0% were married-couple households, 3.3% were cohabiting couple households, 14.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 8.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.9% of households were one person, and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72.<ref name=DP1/> There were 918 families (83.1% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 18.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 11.7% aged 25 to 44, 32.1% aged 45 to 64, and 30.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 55.0Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,105 (90.6%) were occupied. Of these, 91.3% were owner-occupied, and 8.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was more than $250,000, and the per capita income was $91,364.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010
At the 2010 census Fairbanks Ranch had a population of 3,148. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Fairbanks Ranch was 2,780 (88.3%) White, 24 (0.8%) African American, 7 (0.2%) Native American, 209 (6.6%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 34 (1.1%) from other races, and 90 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 224 people (7.1%).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,099 households, 393 (35.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 891 (81.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 39 (3.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 28 (2.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 22 (2.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 111 households (10.1%) were one person and 53 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86. There were 958 families (87.2% of households); the average family size was 3.04.
The age distribution was 759 people (24.1%) under the age of 18, 204 people (6.5%) aged 18 to 24, 378 people (12.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,250 people (39.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 557 people (17.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
There were 1,218 housing units at an average density of 239.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,030 (93.7%) were owner-occupied and 69 (6.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 2,945 people (93.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 203 people (6.4%) lived in rental housing units.
Notable residents
- Dinesh D'Souza, author<ref>Template:Cite news
Template:Cite news</ref> - Douglas Fairbanks, actor, played "Zorro", and wife Mary Pickford, both founding members of United Artists<ref>Template:Cite news
Template:Cite news</ref> - Trevor Hoffman, former Hall of Fame relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Joan Kroc, heiress to McDonald's fortune
- Ted Leitner, radio talk show host and play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Mark Loretta, a former San Diego Padres player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>