China Lake Acres, California

For other uses, see China Lake (disambiguation).

China Lake Acres
Census-designated place
Location in Kern County and the state of California Location in Kern County and the state of California
China Lake Acres Location in the United States
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Government
• State senator	Jean Fuller (R)
• Assemblymember	Shannon Grove (R)
• U. S. rep.	Kevin McCarthy (R)
Area
• Total	5.211 sq mi (13.497 km2)
• Land	5.210 sq mi (13.494 km2)
• Water	0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	2,431 ft (741 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,876
• Density	360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93555
Area codes	442/760
FIPS code	06-13157
GNIS feature ID	1853382

China Lake Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2010 census, up from 1,761 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Indian Wells Valley, showing Ridgecrest, California and the China Lake area.

China Lake Acres is located at .

According to the United States Census Bureau, this CDP (census-designated place), commonly referred to by local residents as The Acres, has a total area of 13.5 km², 5.2 sq mi, over 99% land.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that China Lake Acres had a population of 1,876. The population density was 360.0 people per square mile (139.0/km²). The racial makeup of China Lake Acres was 1,601 (85.3%) White, 35 (1.9%) African American, 29 (1.5%) Native American, 16 (0.9%) Asian, 7 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 84 (4.5%) from other races, and 104 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 265 persons (14.1%).

The Census reported that 1,876 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 755 households, out of which 219 (29.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 376 (49.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 87 (11.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (6.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (0.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 204 households (27.0%) were made up of individuals and 78 (10.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48. There were 511 families (67.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.95.

The population was spread out with 433 people (23.1%) under the age of 18, 127 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 410 people (21.9%) aged 25 to 44, 593 people (31.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 313 people (16.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.0 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

There were 855 housing units at an average density of 164.1 per square mile (63.3/km²), of which 561 (74.3%) were owner-occupied, and 194 (25.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%. 1,337 people (71.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 539 people (28.7%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 702 households, and 497 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 317.2 people per square mile (122.5/km²). There were 847 housing units at an average density of 152.6 per square mile (58.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.49% White, 1.25% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 3.86% from other races, and 3.52% from two or more races. 9.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 702 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,375, and the median income for a family was $39,408. Males had a median income of $39,643 versus $20,536 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,146. About 10.5% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.