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 count ...
in
Riverside County
Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most populous county in California and the 10th-most populous in the Uni ...
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
. Sky Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sky Valley's population was 2,406.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
, the CDP covers an area of 24.3 square miles (62.9 km), all of it land.
Demographics
At the 2010 census Sky Valley had a population of 2,406. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sky Valley was 1,961 (81.5%) White, 35 (1.5%) African American, 34 (1.4%) Native American, 21 (0.9%) Asian, 3 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 282 (11.7%) from other races, and 70 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 682 people (28.3%).
The census reported that 2,397 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 9 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,064 households, 183 (17.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 521 (49.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 64 (6.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 47 (4.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 44 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 25 (2.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 345 households (32.4%) were one person and 171 (16.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25. There were 632 families (59.4% of households); the average family size was 2.80.
The age distribution was 368 people (15.3%) under the age of 18, 134 people (5.6%) aged 18 to 24, 389 people (16.2%) aged 25 to 44, 779 people (32.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 736 people (30.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 53.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.6 males.
There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of 72.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 854 (80.3%) were owner-occupied and 210 (19.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 23.2%. 1,886 people (78.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 511 people (21.2%) lived in rental housing units.
Kyuss
Kyuss ( ) was an American rock band, formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987. The band disbanded in 1995, and since then, members of Kyuss have gone on to form or play in several notable bands including Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, ...
released the highly acclaimed album '' Welcome to Sky Valley'' in 1994. The album's cover artwork features a photo of a
welcome sign
A welcome sign (or gateway sign) is a road sign at the border of a jurisdiction or region that introduces or welcomes visitors to the city/county/state/province/prefecture/canton/region. Examples of welcome signs can be found near political borde ...
located outside of the town, which has since become an attraction for fans of the band.