Green Valley, Solano County, California

Green Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Solano County, California, United States. It sits in the northeast corner of the San Francisco Bay Area and is located approximately Template:Convert from Sacramento, approximately Template:Convert from San Francisco, approximately Template:Convert from Oakland, less than Template:Convert from Napa Valley, and less than Template:Convert from both the Carquinez Bridge and the Benicia Bridge.

The use of "Green Valley" as a place name predates the CDP designation by over a century; a Green Valley Township appears on an 1890 map of Solano County.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The population was 1,654 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 Census"/>

History

On April 29, 1865, rebel sympathizers in the town started "rejoicing over the death of President Lincoln." When news reached Benicia a company of militia was sent to stop these acts of celebration. When the militia met the "party" of secessionists gunfire was exchanged and 2 members of the militia were wounded. After several shots the sympathizers surrendered to the militia ending the short battle.<ref>Sonoma Democrat, April 29 1865</ref>

Geography

Green Valley is located at Template:Coord (38.259313, -122.164441).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.

Demographics

Green Valley first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.<ref name=2000CensusCA/>

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Green Valley had a population of 1,654. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 1,297 (78.4%) White, 38 (2.3%) African American, 6 (0.4%) Native American, 107 (6.5%) Asian, 4 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 27 (1.6%) from other races, and 175 (10.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 168 persons (10.2%).<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 700 households, out of which 124 (17.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 473 (67.6%) were married-couple households, 26 (3.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 113 (16.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 88 (12.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 127 households (18.1%) were one person, and 84 (12.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.<ref name=DP1/> There were 536 families (76.6% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 205 people (12.4%) under the age of 18, 84 people (5.1%) aged 18 to 24, 238 people (14.4%) aged 25 to 44, 533 people (32.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 594 people (35.9%) who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 58.5Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 733 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 700 (95.5%) were occupied. Of these, 653 (93.3%) were owner-occupied, and 47 (6.7%) were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income in 2023 was $114,500, and the per capita income was $89,706. About 6.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Green Valley had a population of 1,625. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 1,412 (86.9%) White, 41 (2.5%) African American, 6 (0.4%) Native American, 82 (5.0%) Asian, 9 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 20 (1.2%) from other races, and 55 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 121 persons (7.4%).

The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 678 households, out of which 130 (19.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 484 (71.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 37 (5.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 19 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 17 (2.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 108 households (15.9%) were made up of individuals, and 61 (9.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40. There were 540 families (79.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.65.

The population was spread out, with 215 people (13.2%) under the age of 18, 96 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 210 people (12.9%) aged 25 to 44, 633 people (39.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 471 people (29.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

There were 724 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 91.4% were owner-occupied and 8.6% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. 91.7% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8.3% lived in rental housing units.