Granite Bay is in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 20,402 at the 2010 census, up from 19,388 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 95746. Granite Bay is a primarily residential suburb of Sacramento located just east of Roseville and west of Folsom Lake.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 21.6 square miles (56 km²), of which, 21.5 square miles (56 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.20%) is water. The place name, Granite Bay, is derived from a bay in Folsom Lake on the east side of the town. The entire town is underlain by granodiorite of the Penryn Pluton of Cretaceous age, hence the geological basis for the place name.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Granite Bay had a population of 20,402. The population density was 945.8 people per square mile (365.2/km²). The racial makeup of Granite Bay was 17,960 (88.0%) White, 148 (0.7%) African American, 138 (0.7%) Native American, 1,152 (5.6%) Asian, 28 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 222 (1.1%) from other races, and 754 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,260 persons (6.2%).

The Census reported that 20,353 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 38 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 11 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 7,202 households, out of which 2,857 (39.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,223 (72.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 473 (6.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 260 (3.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 201 (2.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 34 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,006 households (14.0%) were made up of individuals and 521 (7.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 5,956 families (82.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.11.

The population was spread out with 5,309 people (26.0%) under the age of 18, 1,300 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 3,206 people (15.7%) aged 25 to 44, 7,621 people (37.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,966 people (14.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.0 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

There were 7,542 housing units at an average density of 349.6 per square mile (135.0/km²), of which 6,414 (89.1%) were owner-occupied, and 788 (10.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%. 18,270 people (89.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,083 people (10.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Famous current and former residents

Shareef Abdur-Rahim - Assistant general manager, Sacramento Kings and retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player
Rick Adelman - Minnesota Timberwolves head coach, former Sacramento Kings head coach
Dusty Baker - Cincinnati Reds Manager, former San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs manager; retired Major League Baseball player, primarily with the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers
Steve Cook - Former professional ten-pin bowler and member of the PBA Hall of Fame
Bobby Jackson - Retired NBA player and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings
Eddie Jordan - Philadelphia 76ers head coach, former Sacramento Kings, Washington Wizards head coach
Leron Lee - Retired Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres
Eddie Murphy - Actor
Geoff Petrie - Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations and former NBA player with the Portland Trail Blazers
Maureen Reagan - Daughter of Former President Ronald Reagan lived here until her death
Summer Sanders - Multiple gold medalist in swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics, TV Sports commentator and personality
Steve Sax - Retired MLB baseball player (primarily second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Oakland Athletics)
Predrag Stojaković - New Orleans Hornets, former Sacramento Kings small forward
Chris Webber - Retired Sacramento Kings power forward and center
Jason Williams - Orlando Magic, former Sacramento Kings point guard
Tobin Esperance - Bassist of band Papa Roach
Jeff Keith - Singer of band Tesla
Danny Ainge - Former NBA basketball player and current President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics

Education

Granite Bay is served by one public high school, Granite Bay High School. Granite Bay High School is consistently rank among the top high schools in the State. The Eureka Union School District is the K-8 district serves Granite Bay and feeds into Granite Bay High School. It is also one of the state's highest performing districts according to Standardized Testing and Reporting. This is one of the few California school districts with its own parent sponsored educational foundations.

The quality of schools in Granite Bay is often cited as an important factor in the area's high home values.