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Country
  
United States

County
  
Los Angeles

FIPS code
  
06-81638

Elevation
  
106 m

Zip code
  
91744

Area code
  
626

State
  
California

Time zone
  
PST (UTC-8)

GNIS feature ID
  
1661610

Area
  
5.216 km²

Population
  
22,822 (2010)

Valinda, California

Valinda is a census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,822, up from 21,776 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Valinda, CA, USA

Geography

Valinda is located at 34°2′16″N 117°55′44″W (34.037760, -117.928939).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Valinda had a population of 22,822. The population density was 11,330.9 people per square mile (4,374.9/km²). The racial makeup of Valinda was 11,058 (48.5%) White (7.0% Non-Hispanic White), 439 (1.9%) African American, 240 (1.1%) Native American, 2,718 (11.9%) Asian, 42 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 7,530 (33.0%) from other races, and 795 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17,977 persons (78.8%).

The Census reported that 22,733 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 83 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,927 households, out of which 2,852 (57.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,100 (62.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 814 (16.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 479 (9.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 243 (4.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 31 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 375 households (7.6%) were made up of individuals and 183 (3.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.61. There were 4,393 families (89.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.63.

The population was spread out with 6,672 people (29.2%) under the age of 18, 2,651 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 6,320 people (27.7%) aged 25 to 44, 5,191 people (22.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,988 people (8.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

There were 5,071 housing units at an average density of 2,517.7 per square mile (972.1/km²), of which 3,755 (76.2%) were owner-occupied, and 1,172 (23.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%. 17,054 people (74.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,679 people (24.9%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Valinda had a median household income of $66,727, with 11.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,776 people, 4,753 households, and 4,258 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 10,830.8 inhabitants per square mile (4,183.0/km²). There were 4,851 housing units at an average density of 2,412.7 per square mile (931.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.47% White, 2.46% African American, 1.18% Native American, 9.42% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 41.08% from other races, and 5.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.72% of the population.

There were 4,753 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.4% were non-families. 7.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.57 and the average family size was 4.64.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,578, and the median income for a family was $49,653. Males had a median income of $28,388 versus $25,330 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,949. About 10.5% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government and infrastructure

In the state legislature Valinda is located in the 24th Senate District, represented by Democrat Gloria Romero, and in the 57th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Edward P. Hernandez. Federally, Valinda is located in California's California's 32nd congressional district, which is represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department operates the Industry Station in the City of Industry, serving Valinda.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Pomona Health Center in Pomona, serving Valinda.

References

Valinda, California Wikipedia