Onyx, California
Onyx is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Onyx is located east-northeast of Weldon in the South Fork Valley at an elevation of. The population was 457 at the 2020 census, down from 475 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Onyx is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, over 99% of it land.
History
The place was originally called Scodie in honor of William Scodie, who opened a store in 1861. The first post office at Onyx opened in 1889.Demographics
Onyx first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Onyx had a population of 457. The population density was. The racial makeup of Onyx was 360 White, 5 African American, 22 Native American, 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 16 from other races, and 54 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 61 persons.The whole population lived in households. There were 214 households, out of which 39 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 88 were married-couple households, 24 were cohabiting couple households, 42 had a female householder with no partner present, and 60 had a male householder with no partner present. 76 households were one person, and 42 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.14. There were 122 families.
The age distribution was 63 people under the age of 18, 21 people aged 18 to 24, 89 people aged 25 to 44, 156 people aged 45 to 64, and 128 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 54.9years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males.
There were 265 housing units at an average density of, of which 214 were occupied. Of these, 140 were owner-occupied, and 74 were occupied by renters.
2010
At the 2010 census Onyx had a population of 475. The population density was. The racial makeup of Onyx was 406 White, 4 African American, 9 Native American, 0 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 16 from other races, and 40 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30 people.The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 214 households, 40 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 89 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 19 had a female householder with no husband present, 13 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 13 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 82 households were one person and 44 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22. There were 121 families ; the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 82 people under the age of 18, 28 people aged 18 to 24, 68 people aged 25 to 44, 184 people aged 45 to 64, and 113 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
There were 295 housing units at an average density of 25.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 154 were owner-occupied and 60 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 8.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.3%. 343 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 132 people lived in rental housing units.