census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
in
Riverside County
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Unit ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Lake Mathews sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Lake Mathews's population was 5,972.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the CDP covers an area of 15.9 square miles (41.3 km), all of it land. Woodcrest and the
Lake Mathews
Lake Mathews is a large reservoir in Riverside County, California, located in the Cajalco Canyon in the foothills of the Temescal Mountains. It is the western terminus for the Colorado River Aqueduct that provides much of the water used by the c ...
reservoir are located to the north, and Mead Valley is located to the east. It is situated on the north end of the
Temescal Mountains
The Temescal Mountains, also known as the Sierra Temescal ( Spanish for "sweat lodge range"), are one of the northernmost mountain ranges of the Peninsular Ranges in western Riverside County, in Southern California in the United States. They ex ...
.
Demographics
Lake Mathews first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
in the 2010 U.S. Census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Lake Mathews had a population of 5,972. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lake Mathews was 54.8%
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 3.4%
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 19.7% from other races, and 15.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino
''Hispanic'' and '' Latino'' are ethnonyms used to refer collectively to the inhabitants of the United States who are of Spanish or Latin American ancestry (). While many use the terms interchangeably, for example, the United States Census Bureau ...
of any race were 40.1% of the population.
The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 6 people (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,880 households, out of which 31.0% included children under the age of 18, 61.3% were married-couple households, 4.1% were
cohabiting
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 19.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.2% of households were one person, and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.17. There were 1,498
families
Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(79.7% of all households).
The age distribution was 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% aged 18 to 24, 23.9% aged 25 to 44, 27.7% aged 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.6years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males.
There were 1,955 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,880 (96.2%) were occupied. Of these, 85.1% were owner-occupied, and 14.9% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 21.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.7% spoke only English at home, 34.5% spoke
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
, 0.6% spoke other
Indo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a language family native to the northern Indian subcontinent, most of Europe, and the Iranian plateau with additional native branches found in regions such as Sri Lanka, the Maldives, parts of Central Asia (e. ...
, 1.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 79.8% were high school graduates and 24.6% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income in 2023 was $102,700, and the
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
was $34,329. About 5.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line.
Education
It is divided between
Val Verde Unified School District
The Val Verde Unified School District is one of two public education governing bodies in Moreno Valley, California which stretches into Perris, California. It currently operates 21 schools and is the neighbor to its larger counterpart, the Mor ...
Corona-Norco Unified School District
The Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) is a school district in Riverside County, California, in the United States, serving the cities of Corona, California, Corona, Norco, California, Norco, and Eastvale, California, Eastvale, along ...