The Carmichael Community Area is bounded by Mission Avenue and Arcade Creek on the west, the American River on the south, San Juan Avenue on the east, and by the City of Citrus Heights on the north.

The first settlers of Carmichael lived on 10-acre parcels that were farmed. Following World War II, Carmichael’s rural character began changing to that of a sprawling suburban bedroom community that grew rapidly. Fair Oaks Boulevard was transformed from a rural thoroughfare to a 2 mile-long business district. Some of the remaining signs of early Carmichael days are the palm trees along Palm Drive, planted around 1913.

General Demographic Information:

Population- 49,742
Total area (square miles) 10
Total Housing Units- 21,383
Per Capita Income- 26,811

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000

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