| Official Name: | Mesa Verde |
| 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: | 1023 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.342 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.342 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.245 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.245 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 390 |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Position in California. |
| Coordinates: | 33.5958°N -114.7317°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Mesa Verde (Spanish for "Green Table") is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Mesa Verde sits at an elevation of 390feet. The 2010 United States census reported Mesa Verde's population was 1,023.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km), all of it land.
At the 2010 census Mesa Verde had a population of 1,023. The population density was 235.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Mesa Verde was 589 (57.6%) White, 8 (0.8%) African American, 9 (0.9%) Native American, 4 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 373 (36.5%) from other races, and 39 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 715 people (69.9%).[2]
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 312 households, 146 (46.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 169 (54.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 48 (15.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (8.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 60 households (19.2%) were one person and 22 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.28. There were 243 families (77.9% of households); the average family size was 3.75.
The age distribution was 335 people (32.7%) under the age of 18, 98 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 269 people (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 219 people (21.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 102 people (10.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.
There were 360 housing units at an average density of 82.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 201 (64.4%) were owner-occupied and 111 (35.6%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 22.9%. 631 people (61.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 392 people (38.3%) lived in rental housing units.