Dollar Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States, along the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 1,261 at the 2020 census,
Geography
Dollar Creek flows along the northern boundary of the area (that also contains Dollar reservoir) and Burton Creek flows along the southern boundary.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and is water.<br> 1990
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dollar Point had a population of 1,261 and a population density of . The median age was 46.9 years. The age distribution was 207 people (16.4%) under age 18, 78 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 316 people (25.1%) aged 25 to 44, 358 people (28.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 302 people (23.9%) aged 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households and 0.5% were institutionalized.
There were 1,813 housing units at an average density of , of which 579 (31.9%) were occupied and 1,234 (68.1%) were vacant. Of the occupied units, 370 (63.9%) were owner-occupied and 209 (36.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 27.7%.
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| White || 1,111 || 88.1%
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| Black or African American || 6 || 0.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 2 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 30 || 2.4%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 8 || 0.6%
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| Some other race || 38 || 3.0%
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| Two or more races || 66 || 5.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 86 || 6.8%
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Income and poverty
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $94,141, and the per capita income was $57,169. About 0.0% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010 census
At the 2010 census Dollar Point had a population of 1,215. The population density was . The racial makeup of Dollar Point was 1,145 (94.2%) White, 4 (0.3%) African American, 6 (0.5%) Native American, 19 (1.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 24 (2.0%) from other races, and 17 (1.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83 people (6.8%).
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 571 households, 109 (19.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 248 (43.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 33 (5.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 16 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 41 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 193 households (33.8%) were one person and 59 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.13. There were 297 families (52.0% of households); the average family size was 2.69.
The age distribution was 188 people (15.5%) under the age of 18, 91 people (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 321 people (26.4%) aged 25 to 44, 419 people (34.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 196 people (16.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 45.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
There were 1,822 housing units at an average density of 1,115.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 363 (63.6%) were owner-occupied and 208 (36.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.3%. 764 people (62.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 451 people (37.1%) lived in rental housing units.
Education
It is in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District<!--UNI 38770-->.