Green Acres, California Explained

Official Name:Green Acres
Settlement Type:census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Riverside
Population Total:1805
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.400
Area Land Sq Mi:1.400
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Total Km2:3.627
Area Land Km2:3.627
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:1555
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Position in California.
Coordinates:33.735°N -117.0783°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID

Green Acres is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Green Acres sits at an elevation of 1555feet. The 2010 United States census reported Green Acres's population was 1,805.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Green Acres had a population of 1,805. The population density was 1289sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Green Acres was 1,192 (66.0%) White, 34 (1.9%) African American, 41 (2.3%) Native American, 25 (1.4%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 396 (21.9%) from other races, and 115 (6.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 856 people (47.4%).[2]

The census reported that 1,794 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 3 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 8 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 557 households, 238 (42.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 284 (51.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 91 (16.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (9.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 45 (8.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 92 households (16.5%) were one person and 32 (5.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.22. There were 426 families (76.5% of households); the average family size was 3.54.

The age distribution was 518 people (28.7%) under the age of 18, 188 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 424 people (23.5%) aged 25 to 44, 473 people (26.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 202 people (11.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

There were 641 housing units at an average density of 457.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 363 (65.2%) were owner-occupied and 194 (34.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%. 1,115 people (61.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 679 people (37.6%) lived in rental housing units.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt U.S. Census
  2. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Green Acres CDP. https://archive.today/20140715025227/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0630944. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.