Hood, California

Hood is a census-designated place^[3] in Sacramento County, California, United States. Hood is located on the Sacramento River and California State Route 160 15 miles (24 km) south of downtown Sacramento. Hood has a post office with ZIP code 95639 that was established in 1912.^[4]

Hood
Census-designated place
Location of Hood in Sacramento County, California.
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Coordinates: 38°22′06″N 121°31′03″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area [1]
• Total	0.315 sq mi (0.82 km2)
• Land	0.315 sq mi (0.82 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	244
• Density	770/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95639
Area codes	916, 279
GNIS feature IDs	225528; 2583037
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hood, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hood, California

History

The community was named in 1910 after William Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Railroad.^[5]

The population was 244 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	271		—
2020	244		−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7]

Hood first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[7]

The 2020 United States census reported that Hood had a population of 244. The population density was 774.6 inhabitants per square mile (299.1/km²). The racial makeup of Hood was 97 (39.8%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 21 (8.6%) Native American, 3 (1.2%) Asian, 1 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 96 (39.3%) from other races, and 26 (10.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 133 persons (54.5%).^[8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 105 households, out of which 41 (39.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 44 (41.9%) were married-couple households, 7 (6.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 24 (22.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 30 (28.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 26 households (24.8%) were one person, and 14 (13.3%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32.^[8] There were 70 families (66.7% of all households).^[9]

The age distribution was 56 people (23.0%) under the age of 18, 21 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 53 people (21.7%) aged 25 to 44, 68 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 46 people (18.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.2 males.^[8]

There were 113 housing units at an average density of 358.7 units per square mile (138.5 units/km²), of which 105 (92.9%) were occupied. Of these, 59 (56.2%) were owner-occupied, and 46 (43.8%) were occupied by renters.^[8]

See also

• List of places in California (H)#Ho