Kingvale, California

Kingvale is a census-designated place (CDP)^[2] in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States.^[4] The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. It is located near Soda Springs,^[5] 5.5 mi (8.9 km) west of Donner Pass. Kingvale was listed on an official map as of 1955.^[6] The population was 128 at the 2020 census.

Kingvale, California
census-designated place
Location of Kingvale in Nevada County and Placer County, California.
Kingvale, California Location in California
Coordinates: 39°19′13″N 120°26′19″W
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Nevada, Placer
Area [1]
• Total	0.971 sq mi (2.512 km2)
• Land	0.962 sq mi (2.490 km2)
• Water	0.009 sq mi (0.022 km2)  0.88%
Elevation [2]	6,106 ft (1,861 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	128
• Density	130/sq mi (51/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code	06-38604
GNIS feature ID	2628744[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), 99.12% of it land, and 0.88% of it water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	143		—
2020	128		−10.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

The 2020 United States census reported that Kingvale had a population of 128. The population density was 133.1 inhabitants per square mile (51.4/km²). The racial makeup of Kingvale was 122 (95.3%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (0.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 5 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 persons (1.6%).^[8]

The whole population lived in households. There were 67 households, out of which 8 (11.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 24 (35.8%) were married-couple households, 7 (10.4%) were cohabiting couple households, 8 (11.9%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 28 (41.8%) had a male householder with no partner present. 22 households (32.8%) were one person, and 9 (13.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.91.^[8] There were 32 families (47.8% of all households).^[9]

The age distribution was 23 people (18.0%) under the age of 18, 5 people (3.9%) aged 18 to 24, 33 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 45 people (35.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 22 people (17.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. There were 77 males and 51 females.^[8]

There were 314 housing units at an average density of 326.4 units per square mile (126.0 units/km²), of which 67 (21.3%) were occupied. Of these, 39 (58.2%) were owner-occupied, and 28 (41.8%) were occupied by renters.^[8]