West Goshen, California
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West Goshen 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...

 (CDP) in Tulare County
Tulare County, California
Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. West Goshen sits at an elevation of 272 feet (82.9 m). The 2010 United States census reported West Goshen's population was 511.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that West Goshen had a population of 511. The population density
Population density
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 was 433.9 people per square mile (167.5/km²). The racial makeup of West Goshen was 276 (54.0%) White, 2 (0.4%) African American, 10 (2.0%) Native American, 7 (1.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 195 (38.2%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 21 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 358 persons (70.1%).

The Census reported that 511 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 139 households, out of which 68 (48.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 66 (47.5%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 25 (18.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 15 (10.8%) 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 1 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 25 households (18.0%) were made up of individuals and 6 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.68. There were 99 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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(71.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.36.

The population was spread out with 168 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 73 people (14.3%) aged 18 to 24, 126 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 107 people (20.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 37 people (7.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26.4 years. For every 100 females there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.1 males.

There were 143 housing units at an average density of 121.4 per square mile (46.9/km²), of which 72 (51.8%) were owner-occupied, and 67 (48.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%. 269 people (52.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 242 people (47.4%) lived in rental housing units.
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