Oasis, Riverside County, California Explained

Official Name:Oasis
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:4468
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:19.631
Area Land Sq Mi:19.631
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Total Km2:50.843
Area Land Km2:50.843
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Percent:0
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:-141
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Position in California.
Coordinates:33.5275°N -116.1261°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2630708

Oasis is a census-designated place in the California county of Riverside. Oasis sits at an elevation of 141feet below sea level. The 2020 United States census reported Oasis's population was 4,468, down from 6,890 in 2010.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 19.6 square miles (50.8 km), all of it land.

Demographics

At the 2010 census Oasis had a population of 6,890. The population density was 351sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Oasis was 1,693 (24.6%) White, 22 (0.3%) African American, 96 (1.4%) Native American, 42 (0.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4,927 (71.5%) from other races, and 110 (1.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,731 persons (97.7%).[3]

The census reported that 6,885 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,474 households, 1,129 (76.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 968 (65.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 193 (13.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 165 (11.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 107 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 17 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 93 households (6.3%) were one person and 23 (1.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.67. There were 1,326 families (90.0% of households); the average family size was 4.79.

The age distribution was 2,902 people (42.1%) under the age of 18, 893 people (13.0%) aged 18 to 24, 2,100 people (30.5%) aged 25 to 44, 795 people (11.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 200 people (2.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 22.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.9 males.

There were 1,575 housing units at an average density of 80.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 347 (23.5%) were owner-occupied and 1,127 (76.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.4%. 1,546 people (22.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,339 people (77.5%) 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. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Oasis CDP, California profile
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Oasis CDP. https://archive.today/20140715040143/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0653224. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.