Wilkerson, California

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Wilkerson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 562 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Wilkerson is located at coor dms|37|16|28|N|118|23|9|W|city (37.274542, -118.385697)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.7 square miles (14.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 562 people, 234 households, and 160 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 98.0 people per square mile (37.9/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 42.7/sq mi (16.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.66% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 1.07% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. 5.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 234 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 105.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,583, and the median income for a family was $55,625. Males had a median income of $39,750 versus $22,981 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,182. None of the families and 4.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.1% of those over 64.

Politics

In the state legislature Wilkerson is located in the 18th Senate District, represented by Republican Roy Ashburn, and in the 18th Assembly District, represented by Republican Bill Maze. Federally, Wilkerson is located in California's 25th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2007-10-20] and is represented by Republican Buck McKeon.

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