Mead Valley, California Explained

Official Name:Mead Valley
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:18510
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:19.169
Area Land Sq Mi:19.169
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Total Km2:49.648
Area Land Km2:49.648
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:1663
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Position in California.
Coordinates:33.8333°N -117.285°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:92570
Area Code:951
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID

Mead Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mead Valley sits at an elevation of 1663feet. The 2010 United States census reported Mead Valley's population was 18,510.

Mead Valley is located in a valley of the same name in the northeastern Temescal Mountains, south of the city of Riverside and west of the city of Perris.[2] It is drained by the north fork of Cajalco Creek.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 19.2 square miles (49.6 km), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Mead Valley had a population of 18,510. The population density was 965.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Mead Valley was 8,383 (45.3%) White, 1,515 (8.2%) African American, 179 (1.0%) Native American, 259 (1.4%) Asian, 17 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 7,484 (40.4%) from other races, and 673 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,395 persons (72.4%).[3]

The census reported that 18,280 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 224 (1.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,163 households, 2,434 (58.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,595 (62.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 620 (14.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 371 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 239 (5.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 36 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 414 households (9.9%) were one person and 160 (3.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.39. There were 3,586 families (86.1% of households); the average family size was 4.56.

The age distribution was 6,214 people (33.6%) under the age of 18, 2,197 people (11.9%) aged 18 to 24, 4,860 people (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 3,871 people (20.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,368 people (7.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 28.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

There were 4,601 housing units at an average density of 240.0 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,839 (68.2%) were owner-occupied and 1,324 (31.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 12,174 people (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,106 people (33.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Mead Valley is in, and in .[4]

In the United States House of Representatives, Mead Valley is in .

Notes and References

  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt U.S. Census
  2. (class=valley)
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Mead Valley CDP. https://archive.today/20140715031408/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0646646. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: Statewide Database . UC Regents . December 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html . February 1, 2015 . dead .