Pine Canyon, California

Pine Canyon
census-designated place
Pine Canyon Position in California.
Coordinates: 36°10′19″N 121°08′35″W / 36.17194°N 121.14306°W / 36.17194; -121.14306Coordinates: 36°10′19″N 121°08′35″W / 36.17194°N 121.14306°W / 36.17194; -121.14306
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey
Area [1]
• Total	3.337 sq mi (8.642 km2)
• Land	3.336 sq mi (8.639 km2)
• Water	0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2)  0.03%
Elevation [2]	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,822
• Density	550/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2583113
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Canyon, California

Pine Canyon is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, just south of King City. Pine Canyon sits at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m). The 2010 United States census reported Pine Canyon's population was 1,822.

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), 99.97% of it land, and 0.03% of it water.

Demographics[]

At the 2010 census Pine Canyon had a population of 1,822. The population density was 546.1 people per square mile (210.8/km²). The racial makeup of Pine Canyon was 1,173 (64.4%) White, 29 (1.6%) African American, 15 (0.8%) Native American, 18 (1.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 490 (26.9%) from other races, and 97 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 984 people (54.0%).^[3]

The census reported that 1,816 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 6 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 554 households, 258 (46.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 347 (62.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 74 (13.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 42 (7.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 31 (5.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 76 households (13.7%) were one person and 29 (5.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.28. There were 463 families (83.6% of households); the average family size was 3.58.

The age distribution was 555 people (30.5%) under the age of 18, 146 people (8.0%) aged 18 to 24, 471 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 469 people (25.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 181 people (9.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

There were 587 housing units at an average density of 175.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 449 (81.0%) were owner-occupied and 105 (19.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.9%. 1,414 people (77.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 402 people (22.1%) lived in rental housing units.

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