Moving to Sutter Creek, California

Population: 2,303. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,748 (+19.3% change)
Males: 1,047 (45.5%), Females: 1,256 (54.5%)

Amador County

Zip code: 95685

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $47,000
Median house value: $169,700

Population by Race

Races in Sutter Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
  • Hispanic (5.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.6%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Other race (2.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.4%), Irish (14.5%), English (12.9%), Italian (12.6%), French (6.4%), United States (5.6%).

Elevation: 1198 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Map of Sutter Creek, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sutter Creek

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sutter Creek city

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

4.6% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.3% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +451 (+24.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sutter Creek:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sutter Creek:

  • STOCKTON METROPOLITAN (about 46 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Abbreviation: SCK)
  • MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 55 miles; MODESTO, CA; Abbreviation: MOD)
  • SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Abbreviation: SMF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sutter Creek:

  • WESTOVER FIELD AMADOR COUNTY (about 3 miles; JACKSON, CA; Abbreviation: O70)
  • CALAVERAS CO-MAURY RASMUSSEN FIELD (about 22 miles; SAN ANDREAS, CA; Abbreviation: CPU)
  • RANCHO MURIETA (about 22 miles; RANCHO MURIETA, CA; Abbreviation: RIU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sutter Creek:

  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,984)
  • SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,739)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 45 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,242)
  • COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,980)
  • CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER (about 46 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,704)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO (about 46 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,830)

Schools

Public high schools in Sutter Creek:

  • AMADOR HIGH (Students: 835; Location: 330 SPANISH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • INDEPENDENCE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 60; Location: 525 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Sutter Creek:

  • SUTTER CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 422; Location: 340 SPANISH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Sutter Creek:

  • SUTTER HILL S D A ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 33; Location: 12900 RIDGE RD; Grades: KG – 8)