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Valley Acres, California - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°W

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Valley Acres
census-designated place
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Valley Acres Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°W / 35.20611; -119.40667
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Government
• Senate	Shannon Grove (R)
• Assembly	Stan Ellis (R)
• U. S. Congress	Vince Fong (R)
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.123 sq mi (10.679 km²)
• Land	4.123 sq mi (10.679 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation ^[2]	420 ft (128 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	504
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km²)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93268
Area code	661
FIPS code	06-81722
GNIS feature ID	1661615

Valley Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Valley Acres is located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-northeast of Taft,^[4] at an elevation of 420 feet (128.02 m).^[2] The population was 527 at the 2010 census, up from 512 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Valley Acres is located at 35°12′22″N 119°24′24″W / 35.20611°N 119.40667°W / 35.20611; -119.40667.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.62 km²), all of it land.

History

The community was founded in 1937.^[4]

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Valley Acres had a population of 504. The population density was 122.2 inhabitants per square mile (47.2/km²). The racial makeup of Valley Acres was 336 (66.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 19 (3.8%) Native American, 2 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 89 (17.7%) from other races, and 58 (11.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 156 persons (31.0%).^[5]

The whole population lived in households. There were 168 households, out of which 47 (28.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 97 (57.7%) were married-couple households, 8 (4.8%) were cohabiting couple households, 25 (14.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 38 (22.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 38 households (22.6%) were one person, and 13 (7.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.0.^[5] There were 123 families (73.2% of all households).^[6]

The age distribution was 139 people (27.6%) under the age of 18, 62 people (12.3%) aged 18 to 24, 112 people (22.2%) aged 25 to 44, 140 people (27.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 51 people (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.0 males.^[5]

There were 188 housing units at an average density of 45.6 units per square mile (17.6 units/km²), of which 168 (89.4%) were occupied. Of these, 136 (81.0%) were owner-occupied, and 32 (19.0%) were occupied by renters.^[5]

References

^ "U.S. Census". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Acres, California
^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 1122. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Valley Acres CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
^ "Valley Acres CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2025.

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