Avocado Heights, California
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Avocado Heights (Template:Pronunciation) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is almost entirely surrounded by the City of Industry with only a small strip of unincorporated Los Angeles County separating it from South El Monte. It is in close proximity to both the Pomona (SR-60) and San Gabriel (I-605) freeways. To the west is the San Gabriel River and the California Country Club. Avocado Heights is approximately Template:Convert from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center. The population was 13,317 at the 2020 census.
A significant portion of Avocado Heights remains equestrian and semi-rural, with many homes on lots of 0.5 acres Template:Convert or more. The proximity of polluting industries in what became the City of Industry, as well as the Puente Hills Landfill, suppressed property values throughout the post-World War II era—discouraging the development that transformed most of the San Gabriel Valley into a relatively densely developed suburban area.
Geography
Avocado Heights is located at Template:Coord (34.038610, −118.004575),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> or about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of El Monte. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which 99.90% is land and 0.10% is water.
The primary thoroughfare is Don Julian Road, named for the nickname given to early Anglo settler William Workman by local Californios; his homestead lies on Don Julian Road just to the east in Industry. The community is served by Don Julian Elementary School, which is part of the Bassett Unified School District.
Culture
Avocado Heights is known for its private ranches with horse riding.<ref>Orange County Register (September 13, 2017). Few LA County communities count horses as major transportation modes, but Avocado Heights is one of them. https://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/13/few-la-county-communities-count-horses-as-major-transportation-modes-but-avocado-heights-is-one-of-them-3-2/</ref>
From the 1920s until the early 2000s, there was a tall, single white tower on 3rd Avenue and Starlight Lane.<ref>CaliSphere (University of California). Image / Avocado Heights, 3rd Ave and Starlight Ln, looking east.https://calisphere.org/item/0831bbf1784ee28bbe65337c348ab9b7/</ref>
From the 2010s a skatepark was built in Avocado Heights.<ref>Tour of Avocado Heights skatepark in La Puente, CA.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0flQPYUCP0</ref>
Climate
Avocado Heights is classified as Hot Summer Mediterranean climate. It is characterized by warm winters and very hot summers and receives a shielding effect from nearby hills to the south which keeps it warmer than other cities nearby. Template:Weather box
Demographics
Avocado Heights first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census as part of the East San Gabriel Valley census county division;<ref name=1970CensusCA/> and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 1,757 | 1,199 | 771 | 11.60% | 7.78% | 5.79% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 87 | 100 | 80 | 0.57% | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 36 | 19 | 21 | 0.24% | 0.12% | 0.16% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,341 | 1,324 | 1,608 | 8.85% | 8.59% | 12.07% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0.09% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 14 | 29 | 63 | 0.09% | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 124 | 84 | 129 | 0.82% | 0.55% | 0.97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,776 | 12,648 | 10,638 | 77.74% | 82.07% | 79.88% |
| Total | 15,148 | 15,411 | 13,317 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020 census
The 2020 United States census reported that Avocado Heights had a population of 13,317. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Avocado Heights was 17.8% White, 0.7% African American, 2.6% Native American, 12.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 38.1% from other races, and 28.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 3,477 households, out of which 42.6% included children under the age of 18, 56.6% were married-couple households, 6.3% were cohabiting couple households, 23.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 10.7% of households were one person, and 5.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.79.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,963 families (85.2% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% aged 18 to 24, 26.7% aged 25 to 44, 25.8% aged 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 37.8Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 3,581 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 3,477 (97.1%) were occupied. Of these, 73.1% were owner-occupied, and 26.9% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $95,000, and the per capita income was $34,032. About 8.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010 census
The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Avocado Heights had a population of 15,411. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Avocado Heights was 8,564 (55.6%) White (7.8% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=census.gov>Template:Cite web</ref> 136 (0.9%) African American, 107 (0.7%) Native American, 1,359 (8.8%) Asian, 13 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 4,726 (30.7%) from other races, and 506 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,648 persons (82.1%).
The Census reported that 15,332 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 79 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 3,813 households, out of which 1,900 (49.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,351 (61.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 622 (16.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 331 (8.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 205 (5.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 23 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 368 households (9.7%) were made up of individuals, and 181 (4.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.02. There were 3,304 families (86.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.16.
The population was spread out, with 4,210 people (27.3%) under the age of 18, 1,676 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 4,277 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 3,575 people (23.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,673 people (10.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
There were 3,922 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,934 (76.9%) were owner-occupied, and 879 (23.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.1%. 11,422 people (74.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,910 people (25.4%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Avocado Heights had a median household income of $72,240, with 14.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=census.gov />
Government
In the California State Legislature, Avocado Heights is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the United States House of Representatives, Avocado Heights is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
Education
Students in the northern portion of Avocado Heights are zoned to Don Julian Elementary School in the Bassett Unified School District and to Bassett High School while students in the southern portion are zoned to Wallen Andrews Elementary School in the Whittier City School District and to Pioneer High School in the Whittier Union High School District.
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