Sunnyslope was a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census, up from 4,437 at the 2000 census. On July 1, 2011, the CDP became part of the City of Jurupa Valley.

Geography

Sunnyslope is located at (34.020613, -117.423352). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all of it land.

Incorporation into the City of Jurupa Valley

On March 8, 2011, voters passed Measure A by a 54.03% YES vote, incorporating the areas of Mira Loma, Pedley,

Rubidoux Rubidoux ( ) was a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, until July 1, 2011, when it became a neighborhood of the newly formed city of Jurupa Valley. The city is located within Southern California's ...

Glen Avon Glen Avon is a neighborhood and former census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 20,199 at the 2010 census, up from 14,853 at the 2000 census. On July 1, 2011, the CDP became part of the newly ...

, and Sunnyslope into the new

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Jurupa Valley Jurupa Valley (Serrano people, Serrano: ''Hurumpa'') is a city in the northwest corner of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, California. It was the location of one of the earliest non-native settlements in the county, Rancho Jurupa. ...

. The effective date of incorporation was July 1, 2011.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Sunnyslope had a population of 5,153. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sunnyslope was 3,017 (58.5%)

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, 96 (1.9%)

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, 55 (1.1%) Native American, 76 (1.5%)

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, 10 (0.2%)

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, 1,696 (32.9%) from

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, and 203 (3.9%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 3,630 persons (70.4%). The Census reported that 5,017 people (97.4% of the population) lived in households, 7 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 129 (2.5%) were institutionalized. There were 1,185 households, out of which 660 (55.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 797 (67.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 137 (11.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 102 (8.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 75 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 9 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 102 households (8.6%) were made up of individuals, and 35 (3.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23. There were 1,036

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(87.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.41. The population was spread out, with 1,574 people (30.5%) under the age of 18, 613 people (11.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,325 people (25.7%) aged 25 to 44, 1,228 people (23.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 413 people (8.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. There were 1,242 housing units at an average density of , of which 959 (80.9%) were owner-occupied, and 226 (19.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 3,975 people (77.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,042 people (20.2%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,437 people, 1,086 households, and 963 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,123 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 57.7%

, 3.9%

, 1.6% Native American, 2.3%

, 0.1%

, 30.6% from

, and 3.9% from two or more races.

of any race were 53.1% of the population. There were 1,086 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.3% were non-families. 8.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.0 and the average family size was 4.1. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,208, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,055. About 15.7% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the

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, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Sunnyslope is in , and in . In the

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, Sunnyslope is in .

References

{{Inland Empire Jurupa Valley, California Former Census-designated places in Riverside County, California