August, California

August
—  census-designated place  —
Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County San Joaquin
Government
 • N/A
 • Senate Lois Wolk (D)
Tom Berryhill (R)
 • Assembly Cathleen Galgiani (D)
 • U. S. Congress Dennis Cardoza (D)
Area[1]
 • Total 1.251 sq mi (3.240 km2)
 • Land 1.251 sq mi (3.240 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 26 ft (8 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,390
 • Density 6,706.6/sq mi (2,589.5/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95231
Area code(s) 209
FIPS code 06-03209
GNIS feature ID 1866996

August is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 8,390 at the 2010 census, up from 7,808 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Geography

August is located at (37.979890, -121.263984)[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census[3] reported that August had a population of 8,390. The population density was 6,705.8 people per square mile (2,589.1/km²). The racial makeup of August was 3,914 (46.7%) White, 224 (2.7%) African American, 183 (2.2%) Native American, 358 (4.3%) Asian, 20 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 3,110 (37.1%) from other races, and 581 (6.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,897 persons (70.3%).

The Census reported that 8,287 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 10 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 93 (1.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,298 households, out of which 1,234 (53.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,040 (45.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 485 (21.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 249 (10.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 234 (10.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 28 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 391 households (17.0%) were made up of individuals and 134 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.61. There were 1,774 families (77.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.01.

The population was spread out with 2,852 people (34.0%) under the age of 18, 957 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 2,385 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 1,605 people (19.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 591 people (7.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.0 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.

There were 2,560 housing units at an average density of 2,046.1 per square mile (790.0/km²), of which 1,148 (50.0%) were owner-occupied, and 1,150 (50.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%. 3,966 people (47.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,321 people (51.5%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 7,808 people, 2,412 households, and 1,736 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,034.9 people per square mile (2,337.0/km²). There were 2,614 housing units at an average density of 2,020.4 per square mile (782.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.33% White, 1.32% African American, 3.04% Native American, 3.24% Asian, 0.54% Pacific Islander, 34.13% from other races, and 6.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 55.97% of the population.

There were 2,412 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.78.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,222, and the median income for a family was $26,676. Males had a median income of $25,922 versus $20,317 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,037. About 28.0% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  3. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.