Phoenix Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The 2020 United States census reported Phoenix Lake's population as 4,264. Phoenix lake was created a CDP for the 2010 census; previously, it was part of the Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge CDP.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 11.2 square miles (29.0 km2), of which 98.85% is land and 1.15% is water.
Demographics
Phoenix Lake first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of deleted Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge CDP and part of Mono Vista CDP.
Racial and ethnic composition +Phoenix Lake CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)3,7813,57888.57%83.91%Black or African American alone (NH)15110.35%0.26%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)33380.77%0.89%Asian alone (NH)49281.15%0.66%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)340.07%0.09%Other race alone (NH)4180.09%0.42%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)792351.85%5.51%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3053527.14%8.26%Total4,2694,264 100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Phoenix Lake had a population of 4,264 and a population density of .
The age distribution was 17.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% aged 18 to 24, 17.6% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 34.2% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.2years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males age 18 and over.
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. 67.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 33.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,781 households, out of which 22.7% included children under the age of 18, 57.4% were married-couple households, 5.7% were cohabiting couple households, 20.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.4% of households were one person, and 14.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39. There were 1,282 families (72.0% of all households).
There were 1,974 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,781 (90.2%) were occupied and 9.8% were vacant. Of the occupied units, 87.0% were owner-occupied and 13.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.2%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 3,681 86.3% Black or African American 12 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 47 1.1% Asian 32 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.1% Some other race 74 1.7% Two or more races 414 9.7%
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