Las Lomas (
Spanish
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for 'The Hills') is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
Monterey County
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,
California
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,
United States
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.
Las Lomas is located north-northwest of
Prunedale.
The elevation is .
The population was 3,046 at the 2020 census.
History
The town was formerly known as "Hall".
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Prior to 1981, the community suffered from grave water contamination and public health problems. Sanitary sewers for the entire area were installed in 1981-82 due to federal grants secured by then Monterey County Supervisor Marc Del Piero.
]
Geography
Las Lomas is located in northern Monterey County on County Route G12 between Prunedale and Pajaro. The Elkhorn Slough, a tidal slough and estuary that flows out in Monterey Bay
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, is just south of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it on land.
Demographics
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Las Lomas had a population of 3,046. The population density was . The racial makeup of Las Lomas was 11.9% White
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, 0.3% African American
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, 3.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander
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, 62.5% from other races, and 21.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 91.4% of the population.cohabiting
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couple households, 14.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 6.6% of households were one person, and 2.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.93.[ There were 546 ]families
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(88.3% of all households).
The age distribution was 29.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% aged 18 to 24, 28.3% aged 25 to 44, 21.0% aged 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.1years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males.[
There were 630 housing units at an average density of , of which 618 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 69.3% were owner-occupied, and 30.7% were occupied by renters.][
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $78,869, and the ]per capita income
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was $23,804. About 10.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
At the 2010 census Las Lomas had a population of 3,024. The population density was . The racial makeup of Las Lomas was 1,167 (38.6%) White, 37 (1.2%) African American, 93 (3.1%) Native American, 53 (1.8%) Asian, 24 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 1,490 (49.3%) from other races, and 160 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,696 persons (89.2%).
References
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Census-designated places in Monterey County, California
Census-designated places in California