Morada, California

Morada (Spanish for "Residence") is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is adjacent to Stockton. The population was 4,054 at the 2020 census,^[4] up from 3,828 at the 2010 census.

Morada
census-designated place
Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California
Morada Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°2′24″N 121°14′58″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	San Joaquin
Government
• State senator[1]	Jerry McNerney (D)
• Assemblymember[1]	Rhodesia Ransom (D)
• U. S. rep.	Josh Harder (D)[2]
Area [3]
• Total	2.988 sq mi (7.740 km2)
• Land	2.981 sq mi (7.721 km2)
• Water	0.007 sq mi (0.019 km2)  0.24%
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	4,054
• Density	1,400/sq mi (520/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95212
Area code	209
FIPS code	06-49180
GNIS feature ID	1867042

Geography

Morada is located at 38°2′24″N 121°14′58″W (38.039971, -121.249389).^[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), 99.76% of it land and 0.24% of it water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	3,570		—
2000	3,726		4.4%
2010	3,828		2.7%
2020	4,054		5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1990[7] 2000[8] 2010[9]

Morada first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. Census.^[7]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Morada had a population of 4,054. The population density was 1,359.9 inhabitants per square mile (525.1/km²). The racial makeup of Morada was 59.3% White, 1.4% African American, 1.0% Native American, 13.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 9.9% from other races, and 14.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.4% of the population.^[10]

The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.^[10]

There were 1,458 households, out of which 26.5% included children under the age of 18, 61.7% were married-couple households, 4.9% were cohabiting couple households, 19.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.6% of households were one person, and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77.^[10] There were 1,110 families (76.1% of all households).^[11]

The age distribution was 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% aged 18 to 24, 19.8% aged 25 to 44, 28.3% aged 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.^[10]

There were 1,528 housing units at an average density of 512.6 units per square mile (197.9 units/km²), of which 1,458 (95.4%) were occupied. Of these, 88.3% were owner-occupied, and 11.7% were occupied by renters.^[10]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $94,464, and the per capita income was $60,464. About 3.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line.^[12]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[13] reported that Morada had a population of 3,828. The population density was 1,281.0 inhabitants per square mile (494.6/km²). The racial makeup of Morada was 2,848 (74.4%) White, 47 (1.2%) African American, 28 (0.7%) Native American, 412 (10.8%) Asian, 30 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 263 (6.9%) from other races, and 200 (5.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 676 persons (17.7%).

The Census reported that 3,810 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 18 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,425 households, out of which 410 (28.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 934 (65.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 120 (8.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 61 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 53 (3.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 265 households (18.6%) were made up of individuals, and 166 (11.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67. There were 1,115 families (78.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.03.

The population was spread out, with 809 people (21.1%) under the age of 18, 259 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 644 people (16.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,315 people (34.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 801 people (20.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

There were 1,503 housing units at an average density of 502.9 per square mile (194.2/km²), of which 1,270 (89.1%) were owner-occupied, and 155 (10.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.2%. 3,390 people (88.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 420 people (11.0%) lived in rental housing units.