City of Rocklin
Type of Government: General Law Municipal Corporation
Incorporated: 1893
Size: 19.87 square miles
Elevation: 249’ above sea level
Population: 50,920
Population Growth: 6.3% annual since 2000
Projected Population 2011: 65,114
Median Age: 35.3
Median Household Income: $83,853
Per Capita Income: $39,029
Average Household Income: $108,135
Average Household Size: 2.77
Number of Households: 28,000
Median Housing Value: $480,000
Average Housing Value: $658,012
Median Rent: $794
Location
Rocklin is located 80 miles northeast of San Francisco. The government center of Placer County is Auburn and is located 120 miles southwest of Reno. The county encompasses 1,506 square miles (including 82 square miles of water) or 964,140 acres (including 52,780 acres of water).
Average Annual Rainfall: 23.15 inches
Bond Rating: AA-
Earthquake Zone: Zone 3 (Not in a Fault Zone)
Fire Protection: ISO Rating 3 Fire Class
High and Low Average Temperature
January 37◦ 57◦
April 43◦ 72◦
July 58◦ 98◦
October 47◦ 79◦
Average Humidity - 35% 63%
Sales Tax Rate - 7.25%
Major Companies in Placer County
Agilent Technologies
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort
Coherent Auburn
Earthlink Inc
Hewlett-Packard
Kaiser Medical Center & Offices
NEC Electronics USA Inc
Nordstrom’s
Oracle Corp
Pride Industries
Sierra Pacific Industries
Squaw Valley Ski Corp.
SureWest
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Union Pacific
Educational Institutions
Number of Schools (K-12) in Rocklin
Pre-schools 3
Elementary Schools 10
Middle Schools 2
High Schools 3
University 1
Number of Sierra College Students
Day Programs 20,000
Evening Programs 16,000
School District API Score: 823
AT Score (Math/Verbal): 1,057
% w Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 26%
% w HS Diploma or Higher: 95%
Hospitals in area – 2