Tuttle, California


Tuttle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and [Santa Fe Railroad] east of Merced, the county seat, at an elevation of. The population was 102 at the 2020 census.
The town was named for R.H. Tuttle, an official of the railroad.

Geography

Tuttle is in eastern Merced County along California [State Route 140], which leads west into Merced and northeast to Mariposa in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Tuttle CDP covers an area of, all of it land.

Demographics

Tuttle first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
The 2020 United States census reported that Tuttle had a population of 102. The population density was. The racial makeup of Tuttle was 32 White, 4 African American, 3 Native Americans in [the United States|Native American], 7 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 20 from other races, and 36 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 30 households, out of which 8 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 18 were married-couple households, 3 were cohabiting couple households, 6 had a female householder with no partner present, and 3 had a male householder with no partner present. 3 households were one person, and 1 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.4. There were 25 families.
The age distribution was 24 people under the age of 18, 14 people aged 18 to 24, 19 people aged 25 to 44, 31 people aged 45 to 64, and 14 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.0years. There were 57 males and 45 females.
There were 36 housing units at an average density of, of which 30 were occupied. Of these, 10 were owner-occupied, and 20 were occupied by renters.