Pine Hills is a

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(CDP) in Humboldt County,

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, United States, adjacent to

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. The population was 3,131 at the 2010 census, up from 3,108 at the 2000 census. Pine Hills includes areas like Ridgewood and areas as far south as the small neighborhood of Elk River. An area near this artificial census construct is called Pine Hill by Local government agencies and officials. Pine Hill is a much smaller area than "Pine Hills" and as defined by local agencies is actually within an adjacent CDP named Bayview.

Geography

Pine Hills is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , over 99% of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Pine Hills had a population of 3,186. The population density was . The racial makeup of Pine Hills was 76.9%

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, 0.7%

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, 2.7% Native American, 4.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 3.7% from other races, and 11.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 10.7% of the population. The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized. There were 1,270 households, out of which 27.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.0% were married-couple households, 9.5% were

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couple households, 25.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.2% of households were one person, and 12.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.5. There were 848

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(66.8% of all households). The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% aged 18 to 24, 25.4% aged 25 to 44, 23.3% aged 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.7years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. There were 1,349 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,270 (94.1%) were occupied. Of these, 73.3% were owner-occupied, and 26.7% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $83,791, and the

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was $43,619. About 13.3% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Pine Hills had a population of 3,131. The population density was . The racial makeup of Pine Hills was 2,648 (84.6%)

, 22 (0.7%)

, 86 (2.7%) Native American, 116 (3.7%) Asian, 4 (0.1%)

, 72 (2.3%) from other races, and 183 (5.8%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 220 persons (7.0%). The Census reported that 3,112 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 19 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,261 households, out of which 357 (28.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 706 (56.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 91 (7.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 68 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 93 (7.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 282 households (22.4%) were made up of individuals, and 115 (9.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47. There were 865

(68.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.89. The population was spread out, with 645 people (20.6%) under the age of 18, 239 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 662 people (21.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,051 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 534 people (17.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. There were 1,327 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,261 were occupied, of which 932 (73.9%) were owner-occupied, and 329 (26.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 2,308 people (73.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 804 people (25.7%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the

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, Pine Hills is in , and . Federally, Pine Hills is in .

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