Valley Ranch is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census, up from 109 at the 2010 census.
Geography Valley Ranch is located at (39.738392, -120.567839).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Valley Ranch first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
2020 +Valley Ranch CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)9010612397.83%97.25%96.09%Black or African American alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0020.00%0.00%1.56%Asian alone (NH)0020.00%0.00%1.56%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)0110.00%0.92%0.78%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2202.17%1.83%0.00%Total92109128 100.00%100.00%100.00%
The 2020 United States census reported that Valley Ranch had a population of 128. The population density was . The racial makeup of Valley Ranch was 123 (96.1%) White, 2 (1.6%) Native American, 2 (1.6%) Asian, and 1 (0.8%) from two or more races. No residents were Hispanic or Latino.
The whole population lived in households. There were 66 households, out of which 11 (16.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 38 (57.6%) were married-couple households, 3 (4.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 11 (16.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 14 (21.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 20 households (30.3%) were one person, and 12 (18.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.94. There were 44 families (66.7% of all households).
The age distribution was 8 people (6.2%) under the age of 18, 1 people (0.8%) aged 18 to 24, 25 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 26 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (53.1%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 65.5years. There were 62 males and 66 females.
There were 81 housing units at an average density of , of which 66 (81.5%) were occupied. Of these, 59 (89.4%) were owner-occupied, and 7 (10.6%) were occupied by renters.
Media The primary local news source is the Portola Reporter, a newspaper published every Wednesday.
Politics In the state legislature, Valley Ranch is in , and .
Federally, Valley Ranch is in .
Education The school district is Plumas Unified School District. - Text list
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