Country United States County Riverside GNIS feature ID 2583019 Area 28.22 km² | State California Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Elevation 417 m Population 23,067 (2010) | |
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French Valley is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. French Valley sits at an elevation of 1,368 feet (417 m). French Valley lies in the French Valley of California. The 2010 United States census reported French Valley's population was 23,067. It became the most populous CDP in Riverside County when Rubidoux was incorporated into Jurupa Valley.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 10.9 square miles (28.2 km²), 99.72% of it land, and 0.28% of it water.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that French Valley had a population of 23,067. The population density was 2,116.7 people per square mile (817.3/km²). The racial makeup of French Valley was 14,827 (64.3%) White, 1,828 (7.9%) African American, 229 (1.0%) Native American, 2,672 (11.6%) Asian, 134 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 1,889 (8.2%) from other races, and 1,488 (6.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,318 persons (27.4%).
The Census reported that 21,922 people (95.0% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,140 (4.9%) were institutionalized.
There were 6,108 households, out of which 3,709 (60.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,473 (73.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 595 (9.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 294 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 306 (5.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 48 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 491 households (8.0%) were made up of individuals and 92 (1.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.59. There were 5,362 families (87.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.77.
The population was spread out with 7,776 people (33.7%) under the age of 18, 1,978 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 7,938 people (34.4%) aged 25 to 44, 4,182 people (18.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,193 people (5.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.5 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.
There were 6,635 housing units at an average density of 608.9 per square mile (235.1/km²), of which 5,060 (82.8%) were owner-occupied, and 1,048 (17.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. 17,941 people (77.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,981 people (17.3%) lived in rental housing units.