Yosemite Valley, California

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Yosemite Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Yosemite Valley is located at 37°44′36″N, 119°34′33″W (37.743324, -119.575724)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 265 people, 104 households, and 50 families residing in the community. The population density was 48.5/km² (125.6/mi²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 22.5/km² (58.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 87.92% White, 0.75% African American, 2.26% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 4.91% from other races, and 3.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.09% of the population.

There were 104 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.0% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the community the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 50.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 173.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 178.9 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $58,393, and the median income for a family was $61,750. Males had a median income of $48,542 versus $24,524 for females. The per capita income for the community was $28,414. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.