Garden Acres, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Garden Acres
census-designated place
Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California
Garden Acres, California Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Joaquin
Area
• Total	2.589 sq mi (6.704 km2)
• Land	2.589 sq mi (6.704 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,398
• Density	4,402.5/sq mi (1,700.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95215
Area code(s)	209
FIPS code	06-28182
GNIS feature ID	1867024

Garden Acres is a place in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is called a census-designated place (CDP). This means it's an area that looks like a town but isn't officially governed as one.

In 2010, about 10,648 people lived here. This number grew from 9,747 people in 2000. Garden Acres is the CDP with the most people in San Joaquin County.

Geography of Garden Acres

Garden Acres is located in California at these coordinates: 37.961373 degrees North and -121.231345 degrees West.

The United States Census Bureau says that Garden Acres covers about 2.6 square miles (6.7 square kilometers). All of this area is land.

People sometimes call the community "Okieville." The entire area of Okieville is east of California Highway 99. Garden Acres is also divided into two parts:

• The area north of Main Street is known as Bigville.
• The area south of Main Street is known as Littleville.

People and Population (Demographics)

Demographics is the study of a population's facts and figures. This includes how many people live somewhere, their ages, and their backgrounds.

Population in 2010

The 2010 United States Census showed that 10,648 people lived in Garden Acres. This means there were about 4,113 people per square mile.

Here's a look at the different groups of people in Garden Acres in 2010:

• About 5,244 people (49.2%) were White.
• About 233 people (2.2%) were African American.
• About 172 people (1.6%) were Native American.
• About 358 people (3.4%) were Asian.
• About 40 people (0.4%) were Pacific Islander.
• About 3,908 people (36.7%) were from other races.
• About 693 people (6.5%) were from two or more races.

A large group, 7,338 people (68.9%), were Hispanic or Latino.

Almost everyone, 10,647 people (100%), lived in homes. Only a very small number lived in other types of group housing.

There were 2,831 households (places where people live).

• 1,518 households (53.6%) had children under 18 living there.
• 1,509 households (53.3%) were married couples.
• 511 households (18.1%) had a female head of household with no husband.
• 273 households (9.6%) had a male head of household with no wife.

The average household had about 3.76 people. The average family had about 4.11 people.

The population was spread out by age:

• 3,518 people (33.0%) were under 18 years old.
• 1,216 people (11.4%) were 18 to 24 years old.
• 2,908 people (27.3%) were 25 to 44 years old.
• 2,158 people (20.3%) were 45 to 64 years old.
• 848 people (8.0%) were 65 years or older.

The average age in Garden Acres was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were about 105.4 males.

There were 3,057 housing units (homes).

• 1,604 (56.7%) were owned by the people living in them.
• 1,227 (43.3%) were rented.

Most people, 5,935 (55.7%), lived in homes they owned. The rest, 4,712 people (44.3%), lived in rented homes.

Population in 2000

In the year 2000, there were 9,747 people living in Garden Acres. There were 2,760 households and 2,188 families. The population density was about 3,759 people per square mile.

The racial makeup in 2000 was:

• 55.03% White
• 1.03% African American
• 1.98% Native American
• 3.82% Asian
• 0.24% Pacific Islander
• 31.63% from other races
• 6.28% from two or more races

About 53.08% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

In 2000, the average household had 3.53 people, and the average family had 3.96 people.

The population by age in 2000 was:

• 34.5% were under 18 years old.
• 11.0% were 18 to 24 years old.
• 28.7% were 25 to 44 years old.
• 17.5% were 45 to 64 years old.
• 8.4% were 65 years or older.

The average age was 28 years.

The average yearly income for a household was $30,573. For families, it was $31,316. About 24.5% of the people lived below the poverty line. This included 30.9% of those under 18 and 13.2% of those 65 or older.