Mather
census-designated place
Mather Position in California.
Coordinates: 38°31′54″N 121°17′02″W / 38.53167°N 121.28389°W / 38.53167; -121.28389
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area [1]
• Total	10.026 sq mi (25.967 km2)
• Land	10.001 sq mi (25.902 km2)
• Water	0.025 sq mi (0.065 km2)  0.25%
Elevation [2]	108 ft (33 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,698
• Density	470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583073
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mather, Sacramento County, California

Mather (/ˈmeɪ.θər/ MAY-ther) is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.^[2] Mather sits at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m).^[2] The 2010 United States census reported Mather's population was 4,451. It is the site of the former Mather Air Force Base, closed by the federal government in 1993.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 10.0 square miles (26.0 km²), 99.75% of it land and 0.25% of it water.

The climate of Mather is Mediterranean, characterized by hot, dry summers, at times exceeding 100 °F or 37.8 °C, and mild, rainy winters, with lows at night falling below freezing at times.

At the 2010 census Mather had a population of 4,451. The population density was 444.0 inhabitants per square mile (171.4/km²). The racial makeup of Mather was 2,477 (55.7%) White, 393 (8.8%) African American, 42 (0.9%) Native American, 850 (19.1%) Asian, 84 (1.9%) Pacific Islander, 267 (6.0%) from other races, and 338 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 704 people (15.8%).^[3]

The census reported that 4,447 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,436 households, 679 (47.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 857 (59.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 150 (10.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 72 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 115 (8.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 14 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 237 households (16.5%) were one person and 24 (1.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.10. There were 1,079 families (75.1% of households); the average family size was 3.57.

The age distribution was 1,357 people (30.5%) under the age of 18, 379 people (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 1,571 people (35.3%) aged 25 to 44, 924 people (20.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 220 people (4.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

There were 1,520 housing units at an average density of 151.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,061 (73.9%) were owner-occupied and 375 (26.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 3,453 people (77.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 994 people (22.3%) lived in rental housing units.