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
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo.
Junípero Serra fou ...
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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 ...
. Whitley Gardens sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Whitley Gardens's population was 285.
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 1.4 square miles (3.6 km), 99.20% of it land and 0.80% of it water. Whitley Gardens is located on the Estrella River.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Whitley Gardens had a population of 285. The population density was . The racial makeup of Whitley Gardens was 260 (91.2%)
White
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, 1 (0.4%)
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 13 (4.6%) from other races, and 4 (1.4%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 43 persons (15.1%).
The Census reported that 285 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 110 households, out of which 30 (27.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 61 (55.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 13 (11.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3 (2.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 14 (12.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 23 households (20.9%) were made up of individuals, and 6 (5.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59. There were 77
families
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(70.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.00.
The population was spread out, with 57 people (20.0%) under the age of 18, 17 people (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 68 people (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 107 people (37.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 36 people (12.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.1 males.
There were 123 housing units at an average density of , of which 66 (60.0%) were owner-occupied, and 44 (40.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. 170 people (59.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 115 people (40.4%) lived in rental housing units.