Desert View Highlands, California
Desert View Highlands is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 2,676 at the 2020 census, up from 2,360 at the 2010 census. It is surrounded by the City of Palmdale.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all land.Demographics
Desert View Highland first appeared as a census designated place in the 1970 U.S. census.2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Desert View Highlands had a population of 2,676. The population density was. The racial makeup of Desert View Highlands was 33.4% White, 6.3% African American, 2.2% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 37.4% from other races, and 16.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.6% of the population.The whole population lived in households. There were 809 households, out of which 43.5% included children under the age of 18, 47.0% were married-couple households, 7.9% were cohabiting couple households, 27.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.4% of households were one person, and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.31. There were 633 families.
The age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.2% aged 18 to 24, 26.7% aged 25 to 44, 25.2% aged 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 34.5years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.
There were 832 housing units at an average density of, of which 809 were occupied. Of these, 67.0% were owner-occupied, and 33.0% were occupied by renters.
2010
At the 2010 census Desert View Highlands had a population of 2,360. The population density was. The racial makeup of Desert View Highlands was 1,286 White, 182 African American, 29 Native American, 50 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 669 from other races, and 143 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,253 persons.The census reported that 2,353 people lived in households, 7 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 678 households, 350 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 342 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 135 had a female householder with no husband present, 57 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 55 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 109 households were one person and 37 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 534 families ; the average family size was 3.82.
The age distribution was 746 people under the age of 18, 271 people aged 18 to 24, 590 people aged 25 to 44, 548 people aged 45 to 64, and 205 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
There were 764 housing units at an average density of 1,736.5 per square mile, of the occupied units 443 were owner-occupied and 235 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.3%. 1,417 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 936 people lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Desert View Highlands had a median household income of $63,717, with 22.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Desert View Highlands is in, and in.In the United States House of Representatives, Desert View Highlands is in.