Parksdale is a
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Madera County
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Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...
,
California
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, United States. It is part of the
Madera Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. The population was 3,234 at the
2020 census,
up from 2,621 in 2010.
Geography
Parksdale is located in the
Central Valley of California at .
It is bordered to the northwest by the city of
Madera, the
county seat
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2010
The
2010 United States Census
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reported that Parksdale had a population of 2,621. The population density was . The racial makeup of Parksdale was 1,155 (44.1%)
White
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, 56 (2.1%)
African American
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, 65 (2.5%)
Native American, 18 (0.7%)
Asian
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, 3 (0.1%)
Pacific Islander
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, 1,231 (47.0%) from
other races
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, and 93 (3.5%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 2,278 persons (86.9%).
The Census reported that 2,621 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 569 households, out of which 347 (61.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 345 (60.6%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 104 (18.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 52 (9.1%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.7%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 48 households (8.4%) were made up of individuals, and 13 (2.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.61. There were 500
families
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(87.9% of all households); the average family size was 4.76.
The population was spread out, with 959 people (36.6%) under the age of 18, 335 people (12.8%) aged 18 to 24, 651 people (24.8%) aged 25 to 44, 502 people (19.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 174 people (6.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.9 males.
There were 614 housing units at an average density of , of which 366 (64.3%) were owner-occupied, and 203 (35.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 1,596 people (60.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,025 people (39.1%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,688 people, 594 households, and 513 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 628 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 32.11%
White
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, 3.01%
African American
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, 3.16%
Native American, 0.07%
Asian
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, 0.19%
Pacific Islander
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, 53.91% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 7.55% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 81.77% of the population.
There were 594 households, out of which 55.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were
married couples
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living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.53 and the average family size was 4.69.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 40.1% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,821, and the median income for a family was $28,287. Males had a median income of $26,181 versus $24,219 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $7,129. About 30.8% of families and 34.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 41.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
In the
California State Legislature
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, Parksdale is in , and .
In the
United States House of Representatives
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, Parksdale is in .
References
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Census-designated places in Madera County, California
Census-designated places in California