Valle Vista (Spanish for "View Valley") is a

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, United States and is located in the

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. Valle Vista is adjacent to and east of the cities of San Jacinto and

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. The population was 11,036 at the 2010 census, up from 8,356 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Valle Vista as a

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(CDP).

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.94%) is water.

Surrounding communities

Climate

Valle Vista, generally has year-round pleasant weather, with hot summers and mild, wet winters. On average, the warmest month is August. The highest recorded temperature was 115 °F (46 °C) in 2004. On average, the coolest month is December. The lowest recorded temperature was 9 °F (−13 °C) in 1974. The maximum average precipitation occurs in February.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Valle Vista had a population of 16,194. The population density was . The racial makeup of Valle Vista was 54.2%

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, 5.1%

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, 2.3% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3%

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, 19.9% from other races, and 16.2% from two or more races.

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of any race were 42.6% of the population. The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 25 people (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 8 people (0.0%) were institutionalized. There were 5,705 households, out of which 31.7% included children under the age of 18, 46.2% were married-couple households, 8.0% were

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couple households, 27.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 25.3% of households were one person, and 14.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 3,927

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(68.8% of all households). The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% aged 18 to 24, 23.6% aged 25 to 44, 25.8% aged 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 40.3years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. There were 6,051 housing units at an average density of , of which 5,705 (94.3%) were occupied. Of these, 74.5% were owner-occupied, and 25.5% were occupied by renters.

2023 estimates

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 16.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 70.2% spoke only English at home, 27.4% spoke

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, 0.7% spoke other

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, 1.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.8% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 79.0% were high school graduates and 14.8% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income was $61,799, and the

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was $28,404. About 14.2% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

Government

In the

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, Valle Vista is in , and . In the

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, Valle Vista is in .

Parks and recreation

Deputy Brett M. Harris Park is a county park at 25175 Fairview Ave named after a member of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department who served the community. He died from a traffic crash while on duty.

Education

It is in the

Hemet Unified School District Hemet Unified School District is a school district in Hemet, California which covers; Hemet, East Hemet, Valle Vista, Anza, Winchester, and Idyllwild . Christi Barrett is the district's Superintendent, having succeeded Dr. Barry L. Kayrell, ...

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References

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