Delleker, California

Delleker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, USA. The population was 802 at the 2020 census,^[2] up from 705 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Delleker
Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place
Location in Plumas County and the state of California
Delleker Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°48′41″N 120°29′52″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Plumas
Area [1]
• Total	2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2)
• Land	2.77 sq mi (7.16 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.07%
Elevation	4,885 ft (1,489 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	802
• Density	289.95/sq mi (111.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	96122
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-18485
GNIS feature ID	1658405

Geography

Delleker is located at 39°48′41″N 120°29′52″W (39.811343, -120.497651).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), of which, 99.93% of it is land and 0.07% is water.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	674		—
2010	705		4.6%
2020	802		13.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1860–1870[6][7] 1880-1890[8] 1900[9] 1910[10] 1920[11] 1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[3]

Delleker first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[19]

The 2020 United States census reported that Delleker had a population of 802. The population density was 289.9 inhabitants per square mile (111.9/km²). The racial makeup of Delleker was 568 (70.8%) White, 2 (0.2%) African American, 30 (3.7%) Native American, 8 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 104 (13.0%) from other races, and 90 (11.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 236 persons (29.4%).^[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 296 households, out of which 89 (30.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 134 (45.3%) were married-couple households, 18 (6.1%) were cohabiting couple households, 78 (26.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 66 (22.3%) had a male householder with no partner present. 109 households (36.8%) were one person, and 55 (18.6%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71.^[20] There were 169 families (57.1% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 221 people (27.6%) under the age of 18, 55 people (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 196 people (24.4%) aged 25 to 44, 199 people (24.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 131 people (16.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.^[20]

There were 339 housing units at an average density of 122.6 units per square mile (47.3 units/km²), of which 296 (87.3%) were occupied. Of these, 190 (64.2%) were owner-occupied, and 106 (35.8%) were occupied by renters.^[20]

Politics

In the state legislature, Delleker is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,^[22] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.^[23]

Federally, Delleker is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[24]

Education

The school district is Plumas Unified School District.^[25]