Oasis, Riverside County, California
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Oasis is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Riverside County
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

, California
California
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. Oasis sits at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m) below sea level. The 2010 United States census reported Oasis's population was 6,890.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 19.6 square miles (50.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Oasis had a population of 6,890. The population density
Population density
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 was 351.0 people per square mile (135.5/km²). The racial makeup of Oasis was 1,693 (24.6%) White, 22 (0.3%) African American, 96 (1.4%) Native American, 42 (0.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 4,927 (71.5%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 110 (1.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,731 persons (97.7%).

The Census reported that 6,885 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,474 households, out of which 1,129 (76.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 968 (65.7%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 193 (13.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 165 (11.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 107 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 17 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 93 households (6.3%) were made up of individuals and 23 (1.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.67. There were 1,326 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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(90.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.79.

The population was spread out with 2,902 people (42.1%) under the age of 18, 893 people (13.0%) aged 18 to 24, 2,100 people (30.5%) aged 25 to 44, 795 people (11.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 200 people (2.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22.1 years. For every 100 females there were 115.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.9 males.

There were 1,575 housing units at an average density of 80.2 per square mile (31.0/km²), of which 347 (23.5%) were owner-occupied, and 1,127 (76.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.4%. 1,546 people (22.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,339 people (77.5%) lived in rental housing units.
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