South San Jose Hills, California

South San Jose Hills
—  census-designated place  —
Location of South San Jose Hills in Los Angeles County, California.
South San Jose Hills
Location of South San Jose Hills in Los Angeles County, California.
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Los Angeles
Area[1]
 • Total 1.508 sq mi (3.905 km2)
 • Land 1.508 sq mi (3.905 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation 417 ft (127 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,551
 • Density 13,628/sq mi (5,262.7/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 91744
Area code(s) 626
FIPS code 06-73290
GNIS feature ID 1867058

South San Jose Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,551 at the 2010 census, up from 20,218 at the 2000 census.

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Description

South San Jose Hills is an unincorporated, mainly residential community located on the southern end of the San Jose Hills, which forms a part of San Gabriel Valley.

South San Jose Hills is bounded by City of Industry to the south, La Puente to the west, West Covina to the north, and Walnut to the east. The community is easily accessible via the Pomona Freeway (State Route 60), which runs just south of the community. The ZIP code serving the community is 91744. Most addresses do not use South San Jose Hills as the city but rather La Puente, West Covina, or Valinda, depending on the location of the residence or business. Parts of the area are nicknamed Happy Homes, based on the former name of the development and on the street gang that later took that name.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1970 12,386
1980 16,049 29.6%
1990 17,814 11.0%
2000 20,218 13.5%
2010 20,551 1.6%

2010

The 2010 United States Census[2] reported that South San Jose Hills had a population of 20,551. The population density was 13,628.8 people per square mile (5,262.1/km²). The racial makeup of South San Jose Hills was 9,302 (45.3%) White, 304 (1.5%) African American, 195 (0.9%) Native American, 1,649 (8.0%) Asian, 30 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 8,449 (41.1%) from other races, and 622 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17,713 persons (86.2%).

The Census reported that 20,524 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 27 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,112 households, out of which 2,507 (61.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,565 (62.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 730 (17.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 405 (9.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 215 (5.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 22 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 285 households (6.9%) were made up of individuals and 122 (3.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.99. There were 3,700 families (90.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.86.

The population was spread out with 6,250 people (30.4%) under the age of 18, 2,596 people (12.6%) aged 18 to 24, 5,791 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 4,274 people (20.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,640 people (8.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

There were 4,239 housing units at an average density of 2,811.2 per square mile (1,085.4/km²), of which 3,131 (76.1%) were owner-occupied, and 981 (23.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 15,294 people (74.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,230 people (25.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 20,218 people, 3,984 households, and 3,605 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 13,876.4 inhabitants per square mile (5,346.7/km²). There were 4,059 housing units at an average density of 2,785.8 per square mile (1,073.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 38.76% White, 1.86% African American, 1.54% Native American, 6.54% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 46.35% from other races, and 4.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 83.43% of the population.

There were 3,984 households out of which 53.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.5% were non-families. 6.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.07 and the average family size was 4.95.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,655, and the median income for a family was $46,702. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $22,113 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,324. About 13.4% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature South San Jose Hills is located in the 24th Senate District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 58th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Charles M. Calderon. Federally, South San Jose Hills is located in California's 38th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +20[4] and is represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10. 

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