Las Lomas, California
Template:About Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Las Lomas (Spanish for 'The Hills') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States.<ref name=gnis /> Las Lomas is located Template:Convert north-northwest of Prunedale.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> The elevation is Template:Convert.<ref name=gnis /> The population was 3,046 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>
History
The town was formerly known as "Hall".<ref name=gnis/>
Prior to 1981, the community suffered from grave water contamination and public health problems. Sanitary sewers for the entire area were installed in 1981-82 due to federal grants secured by then Monterey County Supervisor Marc Del Piero.
Geography
Las Lomas is located in northern Monterey County on County Route G12 between Prunedale and Pajaro. The Elkhorn Slough, a Template:Convert tidal slough and estuary that flows out in Monterey Bay, is just south of the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it on land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>
Demographics
Las Lomas first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Las Lomas had a population of 3,046. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Las Lomas was 11.9% White, 0.3% African American, 3.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 62.5% from other races, and 21.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 91.4% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households. There were 618 households, out of which 57.3% included children under the age of 18, 65.4% were married-couple households, 8.4% were cohabiting couple households, 14.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 6.6% of households were one person, and 2.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.93.<ref name=DP1/> There were 546 families (88.3% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 29.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% aged 18 to 24, 28.3% aged 25 to 44, 21.0% aged 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 30.1Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 630 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 618 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 69.3% were owner-occupied, and 30.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $78,869, and the per capita income was $23,804. About 10.8% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010
At the 2010 census Las Lomas had a population of 3,024. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Las Lomas was 1,167 (38.6%) White, 37 (1.2%) African American, 93 (3.1%) Native American, 53 (1.8%) Asian, 24 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 1,490 (49.3%) from other races, and 160 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,696 persons (89.2%).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 598 households, 393 (65.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 415 (69.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 69 (11.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 47 (7.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 35 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 42 households (7.0%) were one person and 9 (1.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 5.06. There were 531 families (88.8% of households); the average family size was 5.13.
The age distribution was 1,001 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 368 people (12.2%) aged 18 to 24, 900 people (29.8%) aged 25 to 44, 560 people (18.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 195 people (6.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.3 males.
There were 623 housing units at an average density of 600.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 368 (61.5%) were owner-occupied and 230 (38.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.5%. 1,875 people (62.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,149 people (38.0%) lived in rental housing units.