Valley Ranch, California

Valley Ranch is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census, up from 109 at the 2010 census.

Valley Ranch
Unincorporated Community Census Designated Place
Location in Plumas County and the state of California
Valley Ranch Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′18″N 120°34′4″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Plumas
Area [1]
• Total	1.137 sq mi (2.945 km2)
• Land	1.137 sq mi (2.945 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	4,436 ft (1,352 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	128
• Density	110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	96106
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-81869
GNIS feature ID	1853419

Geography

Valley Ranch is located at 39°44′18″N 120°34′4″W (39.738392, -120.567839).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	92		—
2010	109		18.5%
2020	128		17.4%
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]

Valley Ranch first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.^[18]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Valley Ranch had a population of 128. The population density was 112.6 inhabitants per square mile (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of Valley Ranch was 123 (96.1%) White, 2 (1.6%) Native American, 2 (1.6%) Asian, and 1 (0.8%) from two or more races. No residents were Hispanic or Latino.^[20]

The whole population lived in households. There were 66 households, out of which 11 (16.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 38 (57.6%) were married-couple households, 3 (4.5%) were cohabiting couple households, 11 (16.7%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 14 (21.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 20 households (30.3%) were one person, and 12 (18.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.94.^[20] There were 44 families (66.7% of all households).^[21]

The age distribution was 8 people (6.2%) under the age of 18, 1 people (0.8%) aged 18 to 24, 25 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 26 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (53.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65.5 years. There were 62 males and 66 females.^[20]

There were 81 housing units at an average density of 71.2 units per square mile (27.5 units/km²), of which 66 (81.5%) were occupied. Of these, 59 (89.4%) were owner-occupied, and 7 (10.6%) were occupied by renters.^[20]

Media

The primary local news source is the Portola Reporter, a newspaper published every Wednesday.

Politics

In the state legislature, Valley Ranch is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,^[22] and the 1st Assembly district, represented by Republican Heather Hadwick.^[23]

Federally, Valley Ranch is in California's 1st congressional district, represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa.^[24]

Education

The school district is Plumas Unified School District.^[25]