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Tarpey Village
Tarpey Village is located in California
Tarpey Village
Tarpey Village
Location in California
Country  United States
State  California
County Fresno County
Area
 • Total 0.805 sq mi (2.085 km2)
 • Land 0.805 sq mi (2.085 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,888
 • Density 4,830/sq mi (1,864.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID 236030; 2583159

Tarpey Village is a special kind of community in Fresno County, California. It's called a census-designated place, which means it's an area identified for population counting. You can find Tarpey Village between the cities of Fresno and Clovis. It's about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Clovis.

This village is part of the Clovis Unified School District. It sits at an elevation of about 351 feet (107 meters) above sea level. In 2010, the population of Tarpey Village was 3,888 people.

People Living in Tarpey Village

In 2010, the population of Tarpey Village was 3,888. This means there were about 4,829 people per square mile (1,864 people per square kilometer).

Most of the people living there, about 73.8%, were White. About 2% were African American, and 1.5% were Native American. Around 6.7% were Asian, and a very small number (0.1%) were Pacific Islander. About 11.6% were from other racial backgrounds, and 4.3% identified with two or more races. When looking at ethnicity, about 31.4% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.

Everyone in Tarpey Village lived in homes with families or housemates. No one lived in group homes or institutions at that time.

Households and Families

There were 1,283 households in Tarpey Village. A household is a group of people living together in one home.

  • About 36.9% of these households had children under 18 living there.
  • Most households (52.9%) were married couples living together.
  • About 14.6% had a female head of the house with no husband present.
  • About 9.0% had a male head of the house with no wife present.
  • A small number (18.2%) of households were just one person living alone.
  • About 9.6% of these single-person households had someone aged 65 or older.

The average household had about 3.03 people. There were 982 families, which made up 76.5% of all households. The average family size was 3.42 people.

Age Groups

The people in Tarpey Village had different ages:

  • About 25.2% were under 18 years old.
  • About 9.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
  • About 23.4% were between 25 and 44 years old.
  • About 25.8% were between 45 and 64 years old.
  • About 15.9% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people in Tarpey Village was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, there were about 98.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were about 96.8 males.

Homes and Ownership

There were 1,356 housing units in Tarpey Village. A housing unit is a house, apartment, or other place where people live.

  • About 80.1% of these homes were lived in by their owners.
  • About 19.9% were rented out.

Most people (77.1%) lived in homes they owned. About 22.9% of the population lived in rented homes.

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