Greenacres | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in California | |
Coordinates: 35°23′00″N 119°06′35″W / 35.38333°N 119.10972°WCoordinates: 35°23′00″N 119°06′35″W / 35.38333°N 119.10972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Area | |
• Total | 1.992 sq mi (5.160 km2) |
• Land | 1.992 sq mi (5.160 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,566 |
• Density | 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
GNIS feature IDs | 1652714; 2628814 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenacres, California |
Greenacres (formerly, Green Acres) is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 6.25 miles (10 km) west of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 381 feet (116 m). The population was 5,566 at the 2010 census.
Greenacres was founded in 1930.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Greenacres covers 1.992 square miles (5.160 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Greenacres had a population of 5,566. The population density was 2,793.5 people per square mile (1,078.6/km²). The racial makeup of Greenacres was 4,612 (82.9%) White, 49 (0.9%) African American, 116 (2.1%) Native American, 70 (1.3%) Asian, 8 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 511 (9.2%) from other races, and 200 (3.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,119 persons (20.1%).
The Census reported that 5,563 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 3 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,940 households, out of which 713 (36.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,087 (56.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 253 (13.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 124 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 104 (5.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 20 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 376 households (19.4%) were made up of individuals and 155 (8.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87. There were 1,464 families (75.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.27.