Malaga (

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. It is located south-southeast of downtown

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, at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m). As of the 2020 census, Malaga had a population of 884.

History

The post office, originally named Tokay, opened in 1886 and was renamed Malaga later that year. The post office closed in 1964, and reopened in 1965. The town was named for the Málaga grape.

Demographics

Malaga first appeared in the 2000 U.S. Census under the name Calwa. It was renamed Malaga for the 2010 U.S. Census as the original name was incorrectly used; and a new separate CDP named Calwa was created in Fresno County.

2020 census

At the 2010 census Malaga had a population of 947. The population density was . The racial makeup of Malaga was 418 (44.1%) White, 12 (1.3%) African American, 15 (1.6%) Native American, 11 (1.2%) Asian, 2 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 464 (49.0%) from other races, and 25 (2.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 891 people (94.1%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 241 households, 135 (56.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 126 (52.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 56 (23.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 24 (10.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 24 (10.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 31 households (12.9%) were one person and 17 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.93. There were 206 families (85.5% of households); the average family size was 4.20. The age distribution was 319 people (33.7%) under the age of 18, 116 people (12.2%) aged 18 to 24, 238 people (25.1%) aged 25 to 44, 182 people (19.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 92 people (9.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. There were 268 housing units at an average density of , of which 241 were occupied, 130 (53.9%) by the owners and 111 (46.1%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%. 499 people (52.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 448 people (47.3%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 762 people, 208 households, and 177 families residing in Calwa. The population density was . There were 227 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 25.46%

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, 0.92%

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, 2.62% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 65.88% from other races, and 4.59% from two or more races. 94.62% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 208 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were

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living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.90. The population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the community was $28,983, and the median income for a family was $28,285. Males had a median income of $32,167 versus $19,583 for females. The

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for the community was $8,292. About 27.9% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the

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, including 36.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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