Pine Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, just south of King City. Pine Canyon sits at an elevation of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,871.
Geography Pine Canyon is in eastern Monterey County on the southwest side of the Salinas Valley. It is south of King City and less than south of U.S. Route 101, which leads northwest to Salinas, the county seat, and southeast to Paso Robles.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pine Canyon CDP covers an area of , of which , or 0.03%, are water.
Demographics
Pine Canyon first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Pine Canyon had a population of 1,871. The population density was . Of residents, 24.6% lived in urban areas and 75.4% lived in rural areas.
The median age was 37.7 years. The age distribution was 468 people (25.0%) under the age of 18, 194 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 438 people (23.4%) aged 25 to 44, 493 people (26.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 278 people (14.9%) who were 65years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.
The whole population lived in households. There were 575 households, out of which 196 (34.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 332 (57.7%) were married-couple households, 37 (6.4%) were cohabiting couple households, 132 (23.0%) had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 74 (12.9%) had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 112 households (19.5%) were one person, and 60 (10.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.25. There were 436 families (75.8% of all households).
There were 589 housing units at an average density of , of which 575 (97.6%) were occupied. Of these, 440 (76.5%) were owner-occupied, and 135 (23.5%) were occupied by renters. Of all housing units, 2.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 736 39.3% Black or African American 8 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native 97 5.2% Asian 16 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.1% Some other race 549 29.3% Two or more races 463 24.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,207 64.5%
Utilities Pine Canyon is served by the Little Bear Water Company.
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