Matheny, California

Matheny is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of. The 2020 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,125.
Matheny's water system, Pratt Mutual, has elevated arsenic levels. Matheny residents are attempting to merge Pratt Mutual into Tulare's water utility. On April 1, 2016, the State Water Resource Control Board issued a mandatory water system consolidation order directing the City of Tulare to connect Matheny Tract to the Tulare County water system.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.4 square miles, all of it land.

Demographics

Matheny first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Matheny had a population of 1,125. The population density was. The racial makeup of Matheny was 313 White, 8 African American, 12 Native American, 6 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 489 from other races, and 296 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 916 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 318 households, out of which 132 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 146 were married-couple households, 28 were cohabiting couple households, 57 had a female householder with no partner present, and 87 had a male householder with no partner present. 55 households were one person, and 25 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.54. There were 243 families.
The age distribution was 353 people under the age of 18, 122 people aged 18 to 24, 292 people aged 25 to 44, 234 people aged 45 to 64, and 124 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 31.1years. For every 100 females, there were 121.5 males.
There were 338 housing units at an average density of, of which 318 were occupied. Of these, 156 were owner-occupied, and 162 were occupied by renters.