Valley Acres, California
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Valley Acres | |
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| Location in Kern County and the state of California Location in Kern County and the state of California | |
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| Coordinates: 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°WCoordinates: 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Template:Country data California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Template:Representative[1] |
| • Assembly | Template:Representative[1] |
| • U. S. Congress | Template:Representative[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp 0% |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | 504 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 93268 |
| Area code(s) | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-81722 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661615 |
Valley Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Valley Acres is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Taft,[6] at an elevation of 420 feet (128.02 m).[4] The population was 504 at the 2020 census, down from 527 at the 2010 census.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Valley Acres is located at 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°W.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.62 km2), all of it land.
History
[edit | edit source]The community was founded in 1937.[6]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Valley Acres first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.[7]
2020
[edit | edit source]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[8] | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[10] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 450 | 379 | 317 | 87.89% | 71.92% | 62.90% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.39% | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.56% | 0.95% | 1.19% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.40% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.59% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.59% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1.95% | 3.80% | 2.98% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 38 | 121 | 156 | 7.42% | 22.96% | 30.95% |
| Total | 512 | 527 | 504 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2020 United States census reported that Valley Acres had a population of 504. The population density was 122.2 inhabitants per square mile (47.2/km2). The racial makeup of Valley Acres was 336 (66.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 19 (3.8%) Native American, 2 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 89 (17.7%) from other races, and 58 (11.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 156 persons (31.0%).[11]
The whole population lived in households. There were 168 households, out of which 47 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 97 (57.7%) were married-couple households, 8 (4.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 25 (14.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 38 (22.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 38 households (22.6%) were one person, and 13 (7.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.0.[11] There were 123 families (73.2% of all households).[12]
The age distribution was 139 people (27.6%) under the age of 18, 62 people (12.3%) aged 18 to 24, 112 people (22.2%) aged 25 to 44, 140 people (27.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 51 people (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.0 males.[11]
There were 188 housing units at an average density of 45.6 units per square mile (17.6 units/km2), of which 168 (89.4%) were occupied. Of these, 136 (81.0%) were owner-occupied, and 32 (19.0%) were occupied by renters.[11]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Final Maps | California Citizens Redistricting Commission". Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Template:Gnis
- ↑ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Template:California's Geographic Names
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2000CensusCA - ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Valley Acres CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Valley Acres CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Valley Acres CDP, California". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Valley Acres CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Valley Acres CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2025.