Mono Vista, California

Mono Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2020 census, up from 3,127 at the 2010 census.

Mono Vista
census-designated place
Location in Tuolumne County and the state of California
Mono Vista Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°00′24″N 120°16′22″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tuolumne
Area [1]
• Total	2.829 sq mi (7.327 km2)
• Land	2.826 sq mi (7.319 km2)
• Water	0.003 sq mi (0.007 km2)  0.10%
Elevation [2]	2,736 ft (834 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,236
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95370
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-48641
GNIS feature ID	2408856[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²), 99.90% of it land and 0.10% of it water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	1,154		—
1990	2,599		125.2%
2000	3,072		18.2%
2010	3,127		1.8%
2020	3,236		3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1860–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

Mono Vista first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. Census.^[16]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Mono Vista had a population of 3,236. The population density was 1,145.1 inhabitants per square mile (442.1/km²). The racial makeup of Mono Vista was 78.5% White, 0.5% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other races, and 13.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.6% of the population.^[20]

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized.^[20]

There were 1,249 households, out of which 28.4% included children under the age of 18, 53.3% were married-couple households, 6.6% were cohabiting couple households, 19.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.5% of households were one person, and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58.^[20] There were 878 families (70.3% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% aged 18 to 24, 23.6% aged 25 to 44, 25.7% aged 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males.^[20]

There were 1,447 housing units at an average density of 512.0 units per square mile (197.7 units/km²), of which 1,249 (86.3%) were occupied. Of these, 83.3% were owner-occupied, and 16.7% were occupied by renters.^[20]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $70,353, and the per capita income was $43,583. About 4.5% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line.^[22]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[23] reported that Mono Vista had a population of 3,127. The population density was 1,101.6 inhabitants per square mile (425.3/km²). The racial makeup of Mono Vista was 2,796 (89.4%) White, 6 (0.2%) African American, 58 (1.9%) Native American, 38 (1.2%) Asian, 8 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 61 (2.0%) from other races, and 160 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 300 persons (9.6%).

The Census reported that 3,102 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 25 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,211 households, out of which 391 (32.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 648 (53.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 129 (10.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 78 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 94 (7.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 272 households (22.5%) were made up of individuals, and 110 (9.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56. There were 855 families (70.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.98.

The population was spread out, with 731 people (23.4%) under the age of 18, 276 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 728 people (23.3%) aged 25 to 44, 908 people (29.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 484 people (15.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

There were 1,471 housing units at an average density of 518.2 per square mile (200.1/km²), of which 898 (74.2%) were owner-occupied, and 313 (25.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.5%. 2,199 people (70.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 903 people (28.9%) lived in rental housing units.

Government

In the California State Legislature, Mono Vista is in the 8th senatorial district, represented by Democrat Angelique Ashby, and the 5th Assembly district, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.^[24]

In the United States House of Representatives, Mono Vista is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.^[25]