Garnet, California


Garnet is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Garnet sits at an elevation of. The 2020 United States census reported Garnet's population as 7,118.

History

In 1875, Garnet was a railroad station for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Since then, it has had various names: Palms, Seven Palms, Palm Springs, Pierce, Gray, Noria, and finally Garnet.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 7.9 square miles, all land.

Demographics

Garnet first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Garnet had a population of 7,118. The population density was. The racial makeup of Garnet was 26.4% White, 3.5% African American, 2.1% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 46.6% from other races, and 19.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76.7% of the population.
The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 1 person lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 32 people were institutionalized.
There were 2,083 households, out of which 44.5% included children under the age of 18, 51.3% were married-couple households, 9.6% were cohabiting couple households, 21.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.4% of households were one person, and 9.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.4. There were 1,575 families.
The age distribution was 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% aged 18 to 24, 26.3% aged 25 to 44, 23.2% aged 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.1years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males.
There were 2,372 housing units at an average density of, of which 2,083 were occupied. Of these, 73.1% were owner-occupied, and 26.9% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 43.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 24.5% spoke only English at home, 74.0% spoke Spanish, 1.2% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 60.5% were high school graduates and 8.8% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income was $63,082, and the per capita income was $22,985. About 14.8% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line.