Vandenberg Village, California
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Vandenberg Village is a census-designated place
(CDP) in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County
, California
, United States
. The population was 6,497 at the 2010 census, up from 5,802 at the 2000 census.
, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²), 99.99% of it land and 0.01% of it water
Vandenberg Village is the location of Cabrillo High School
(one of two general high schools located within Lompoc Unified School District boundaries), Buena Vista Elementary School, and Maple High (Continuation) School.
Surrounding the town is the Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, and north of that the Lompoc Oil Field
follows the line of the Purisima Hills.
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Electricity services are provided by Pacific Gas and Electric.
Library services are provided by the Lompoc Public Library System.
was 1,238.2 people per square mile (478.1/km²). The racial makeup of Vandenberg Village was 5,029 (77.4%) White, 271 (4.2%) African American, 60 (0.9%) Native American, 323 (5.0%) Asian, 58 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 432 (6.6%) from other races
, and 324 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,216 persons (18.7%).
The Census reported that 6,478 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 15 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,551 households, out of which 770 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,486 (58.3%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 237 (9.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 114 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 86 (3.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 11 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 597 households (23.4%) were made up of individuals and 360 (14.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 1,837 families
(72.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.99.
The population was spread out with 1,467 people (22.6%) under the age of 18, 473 people (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,304 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,917 people (29.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,336 people (20.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
There were 2,707 housing units at an average density of 515.9 per square mile (199.2/km²), of which 1,953 (76.6%) were owner-occupied, and 598 (23.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%. 4,968 people (76.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,510 people (23.2%) lived in rental housing units.
of 2000, there were 5,802 people, 2,304 households, and 1,737 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 1,110.5 people per square mile (429.2/km²). There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of 452.9 per square mile (175.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.54% White, 5.60% African American, 1.02% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.67% from other races
, and 3.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.88% of the population.
There were 2,304 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,700, and the median income for a family was $66,122. Males had a median income of $50,362 versus $27,969 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $29,838. About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
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...
(CDP) in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 6,497 at the 2010 census, up from 5,802 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²), 99.99% of it land and 0.01% of it water
Vandenberg Village is the location of Cabrillo High School
Cabrillo High School (Lompoc, California)
Cabrillo High School serves students of Vandenberg Village, the city of Lompoc, and Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, on the California Central Coast.-History:The school was founded in 1965 by the Lompoc Unified School District...
(one of two general high schools located within Lompoc Unified School District boundaries), Buena Vista Elementary School, and Maple High (Continuation) School.
Surrounding the town is the Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, and north of that the Lompoc Oil Field
Lompoc Oil Field
The Lompoc Oil Field is a large oil field in the Purisima Hills north of Lompoc, California, in Santa Barbara County. Discovered in 1903, two years after the discovery of the Orcutt Oil Field in the Solomon Hills, it is one of the oldest oil fields in northern Santa Barbara County, and one of the...
follows the line of the Purisima Hills.
Services
Water and Wastewater services are provided by Vandenberg Village Community Services DistrictVandenberg Village Community Services District
The Vandenberg Village Community Services District is a local governmental agency in Vandenberg Village, California. Vandenberg Village is an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County north of Lompoc, near Vandenberg Air Force Base. When Vandenberg Village was built in the 1960s and 1970s,...
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Electricity services are provided by Pacific Gas and Electric.
Library services are provided by the Lompoc Public Library System.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Vandenberg Village had a population of 6,497. The population densityPopulation density
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was 1,238.2 people per square mile (478.1/km²). The racial makeup of Vandenberg Village was 5,029 (77.4%) White, 271 (4.2%) African American, 60 (0.9%) Native American, 323 (5.0%) Asian, 58 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 432 (6.6%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 324 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,216 persons (18.7%).
The Census reported that 6,478 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 15 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 2,551 households, out of which 770 (30.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,486 (58.3%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 237 (9.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 114 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 86 (3.4%) 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 11 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 597 households (23.4%) were made up of individuals and 360 (14.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54. There were 1,837 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(72.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.99.
The population was spread out with 1,467 people (22.6%) under the age of 18, 473 people (7.3%) aged 18 to 24, 1,304 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,917 people (29.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,336 people (20.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
There were 2,707 housing units at an average density of 515.9 per square mile (199.2/km²), of which 1,953 (76.6%) were owner-occupied, and 598 (23.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%. 4,968 people (76.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,510 people (23.2%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,802 people, 2,304 households, and 1,737 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 1,110.5 people per square mile (429.2/km²). There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of 452.9 per square mile (175.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.54% White, 5.60% African American, 1.02% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 2.67% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.88% of the population.
There were 2,304 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,700, and the median income for a family was $66,122. Males had a median income of $50,362 versus $27,969 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the CDP was $29,838. About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.