Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California

Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek
—  census-designated place  —
Location in Inyo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°23′00″N 118°25′01″W / 37.3833333°N 118.41694°W / 37.3833333; -118.41694Coordinates: 37°23′00″N 118°25′01″W / 37.3833333°N 118.41694°W / 37.3833333; -118.41694
Country	United States
State	California
County	Inyo
Area[1]
– Total	3.360 sq mi (8.701 km2)
– Land	3.360 sq mi (8.701 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Population (2010)
– Total	2,645
– Density	787.2/sq mi (304/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	93514
Area code(s)	760
FIPS code	06-19406

Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is located at 37°23′00″N 118°25′01″W / 37.3833333°N 118.41694°W / 37.3833333; -118.41694 (37.383237, -118.417027)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[3] reported that Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek had a population of 2,645. The population density was 787.3 people per square mile (304.0/km²). The racial makeup of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek was 2,287 (86.5%) White, 6 (0.2%) African American, 32 (1.2%) Native American, 47 (1.8%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 215 (8.1%) from other races, and 55 (2.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 493 persons (18.6%).

The Census reported that 2,645 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,166 households, out of which 290 (24.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 591 (50.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 95 (8.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 38 (3.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 45 (3.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 388 households (33.3%) were made up of individuals and 221 (19.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 724 families (62.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.92.

The population was spread out with 587 people (22.2%) under the age of 18, 129 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 489 people (18.5%) aged 25 to 44, 813 people (30.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 627 people (23.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.4 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

There were 1,273 housing units at an average density of 378.9 per square mile (146.3/km²), of which 990 (84.9%) were owner-occupied, and 176 (15.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 0.6%. 2,194 people (82.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 451 people (17.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 2,702 people, 1,142 households, and 793 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 792.1 people per square mile (305.9/km²). There were 1,219 housing units at an average density of 357.4 per square mile (138.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.38% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 3.74% from other races, and 2.85% from two or more races. 10.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,142 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,341, and the median income for a family was $48,456. Males had a median income of $41,702 versus $27,656 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,263. About 6.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. Federally, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[5] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.

References

1. ^ U.S. Census
2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
3. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
5. ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20.