Mira Monte, California

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Mira Monte (Template:IPAc-en; Spanish for "Mountain View") is a rural community in Ventura County, California, United States. Mira Monte is located in between the communities of Oak View, Meiners Oaks, and southwest of the City of Ojai, California. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mira Monte as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.<ref>"Boundary Map and Geodata for the CDP of Mira Monte in California, U.S.A.". MapTechnica.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015</ref> According to the 2020 census, the population of Mira Monte is 6,618, down from 6,845 at the 2010 census. The U.S. census of 2023 shows that Mira Monte had a population of 7,301 (683 more people since 2020).

History

When the Spanish arrived in the 1770s, the Chumash Indians populated the area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thousands of years before that, an even more ancient people called the Milling Stone Horizon Native American tribe (of Millingstone Horizon era) were the area's inhabitants.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad ran through Mira Monte since it was completed in 1898, until 1969, when the tracks were washed out in a major storm. The Maricopa Highway (Highway SR-33) was built in 1933 by the state to connect Carpinteria with California's Central Valley. This made Mira Monte into a transit hub.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The Ventura River forms the western boundary of the community with the base of Sulfur mountain running along the east boundary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> State Route 33 and SR 150 bisect the community.

Education

Mira Monte is served by the Ojai Unified School District. There is one public school within the town, Mira Monte Elementary School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other Mira Monte schools are its first school, Villanova Preparatory (designed by A.C.Martin, the same architect of the Ventura County Courthouse, which became the Ventura County City Hall) and Valley Oak Charter.

The Krotona Institute of Theosophy has half of the scenic open space along Highway 33. In the other half of the scenic fields there is the Krishnamurti Foundation of America.

Demographics

Mira Monte first appeared as a census designated place prior to the 1990 U.S. census after being separated from the Meiners Oaks CDP.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Mira Monte had a population of 6,618. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Mira Monte was 74.9% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.0% from other races, and 12.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.3% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 99.3% of the population lived in households, 0.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.6% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,688 households, out of which 21.5% included children under the age of 18, 48.8% were married-couple households, 6.0% were cohabiting couple households, 31.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 29.5% of households were one person, and 20.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,700 families (63.2% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 16.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% aged 18 to 24, 19.8% aged 25 to 44, 28.8% aged 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 51.7Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,861 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,688 (94.0%) were occupied. Of these, 79.3% were owner-occupied, and 20.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 9.2% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 84.2% spoke only English at home, 11.4% spoke Spanish, 4.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.1% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 94.3% were high school graduates and 43.0% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The median household income in 2023 was $77,900, and the per capita income was $45,022. About 11.2% of families and 17.5% 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 Mira Monte had a population of 6,854. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Mira Monte was 5,989 (87.4%) White, 43 (0.6%) African American, 61 (0.9%) Native American, 129 (1.9%) Asian, 3 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 406 (5.9%) from other races, and 223 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,254 persons (18.3%).

The Census reported that 6,824 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 30 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,800 households, out of which 742 (26.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,436 (51.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 274 (9.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 130 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 115 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 22 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 792 households (28.3%) were made up of individuals, and 439 (15.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44. There were 1,840 families (65.7% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out, with 1,330 people (19.4%) under the age of 18, 488 people (7.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,286 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,301 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,449 people (21.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

There were 3,009 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 2,227 (79.5%) were owner-occupied, and 573 (20.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%. 5,338 people (77.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,486 people (21.7%) lived in rental housing units.