Carmel Valley Village, California

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Carmel Valley Village
Census-designated place
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Location in Monterey County and the state of California
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Carmel Valley Village
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°29′10″N121°43′26″W / 36.48611°N 121.72389°W / 36.48611; -121.72389
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of California.svg California
County Monterey
Founded as Airway Village1946
Founded by Byington Ford and Tirey L. Ford Jr. [1]
Government
 •  Board of Supervisors Mary Adams (politician) [2]
 •  State senator John Laird (D) [3]
 •  Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D) [3]
 •  U. S. rep. Jimmy Panetta (D) [4]
Area
[5]
 • Total
19.18 sq mi (49.7 km2)
 • Land18.98 sq mi (49.2 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.5 km2)  1.02%
Elevation
[6]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020) [7]
 • Total
4,524
 • Density238.32/sq mi (92.02/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93924 ("Carmel Valley") [8]
Area code 831
FIPS code 06-11324
GNIS feature ID 1867002

Carmel Valley Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. At the time of the 2020 census the CDP population was 4,524, [7] up from 4,407 at the 2010 census. In November 2009, a majority of residents voted against incorporation.

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History

The Rancho Los Laureles, a 6,625-acre (26.81 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, was given in 1839 by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado to José Manuel Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez. [9] The grant extended along the Carmel River and the Carmel Valley, and encompassed present-day Carmel Valley Village. In 1882, the Pacific Improvement Company (PIC) purchased the Rancho Los Laureles. [10] [1] [11]

Geography

Carmel Valley Village is in northern Monterey County, 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Monterey. The Carmel Valley Village CDP comprises the main community of Carmel Valley on the northeast side of the Carmel River, as well as the community of Robles del Rio on the southwest side of the river. [12] The CDP has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km2), 98.98% of it land and 1.02% of it water. [5]

The Carmel River flows northwest through the community, reaching the Pacific Ocean at the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Primary ecosystems of the vicinity include California oak woodland, riparian woodland, chaparral, grassland and savanna. Dominant oak trees include Quercus agrifolia . The locale of Carmel Valley is the northernmost range of the hybrid oak Quercus x alvordiana . [13]

The Garland Ranch Regional Park is located at 700 West Carmel Valley Road. The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District (MPRPD) manages the Garland Ranch Regional Park.

Climate

The region experiences warm dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C), with heat waves in the upper 70s to 101 degrees F. the further inland you go. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Carmel Valley Village has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [14]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1960 1,143—
1970 3,026164.7%
1980 4,01332.6%
1990 4,4079.8%
2000 4,7006.6%
2010 4,407−6.2%
2020 4,5242.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [15]
1850–1870 [16] [17] 1880-1890 [18]
1900 [19] 1910 [20] 1920 [21]
1930 [22] 1940 [23] 1950 [24]
1960 [25] 1970 [26] 1980 [27]
1990 [28] 2000 [29] 2010 [30]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Carmel Valley Village had a population of 4,524. The population density was 238.3 inhabitants per square mile (92.0/km2). The racial makeup of Carmel Valley Village was 82.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.6% of the population. [31]

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. [31]

There were 1,854 households, out of which 21.5% included children under the age of 18, 54.9% were married-couple households, 6.3% were cohabiting couple households, 25.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 25.9% of households were one person, and 16.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43. [31] There were 1,246 families (67.2% of all households). [32]

The age distribution was 17.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% aged 18 to 24, 16.9% aged 25 to 44, 29.0% aged 45 to 64, and 31.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. [31]

There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of 111.8 units per square mile (43.2 units/km2), of which 1,854 (87.4%) were occupied. Of these, 71.3% were owner-occupied, and 28.7% were occupied by renters. [31]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $164,167, and the per capita income was $96,475. About 4.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line. [33]

2010

At the 2010 census Carmel Valley Village had a population of 4,407. The population density was 229.8 inhabitants per square mile (88.7/km2). The racial makeup of Carmel Valley Village was 4,044 (91.8%) White, 21 (0.5%) African American, 22 (0.5%) Native American, 70 (1.6%) Asian, 11 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 120 (2.7%) from other races, and 119 (2.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 328 people (7.4%). [34]

The census reported that 4,403 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 4 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,895 households, 447 (23.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 988 (52.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 162 (8.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 72 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 104 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 18 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 506 households (26.7%) were one person and 214 (11.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 1,222 families (64.5% of households); the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 763 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 220 people (5.0%) aged 18 to 24, 726 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 1,788 people (40.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 910 people (20.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 112.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,326 (70.0%) were owner-occupied and 569 (30.0%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. 3,214 people (72.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,189 people (27.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

At the county level, Carmel Valley Village is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Mary Adams. [35]

In the California State Assembly, Carmel Valley Village is in the 17th senatorial district , represented by Democrat John Laird, and in the 30th Assembly district , represented by Democrat Dawn Addis. [36]

In the United States House of Representatives, Carmel Valley Village is in California's 19th congressional district , represented by Democrat Jimmy Panetta. [37]

Education

Most of Carmel Valley Village is in the Carmel Unified School District. A small section is instead in Washington Union Elementary School District and Salinas Union High School District. [38]

The majority part, in Carmel USD, is zoned to Carmel High School.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Allaire, Lou (2014). "Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield 1941-2002". Carmel Valley Historical Society. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Rahaim, Nick (June 8, 2016). "Mary Adams knocks Dave Potter off his longtime seat". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Final Maps | California Citizens Redistricting Commission". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "California's 19th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Carmel Valley Village". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. 1 2 "P1. Race – Carmel Valley Village CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service . Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hoffman, Ogden (1862). Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. San Francisco: Numa Hubert. OCLC   1052543150.
  10. ↑ Fink, Agusta (1972). Monterey County The Dramatic Story of Its Past Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Carmel, Salinas Valley. San Francisco, California: Western Tanager Press/Valley Publishers. ISBN   978-0-913548-62-2. OCLC   272531979.
  11. ↑ Monterey County place names : a geographical dictionary. Carmel Valley, Calif. 1991. OCLC   24504537.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ↑ US Census Bureau Map of Carmel Valley Village
  13. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Blue Oak: Quercus douglasii, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "Carmel Valley, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
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  18. ↑ "1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
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  28. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  29. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  30. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carmel Valley Village CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Carmel Valley Village CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Carmel Valley Village CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  34. ↑ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Carmel Valley Village CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Supervisorial District 5 - Peninsula Region" (PDF). County of Monterey. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  36. ↑ "We Draw the Lines". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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  38. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Monterey County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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