Day Valley, California

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Day Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 3,409 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Day Valley is located at Template:Coord (37.008820, -121.856544).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, most of which is forest and meadows, with a creek at the crossroads of Valencia Rd. and Day Valley Rd.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Day Valley had a population of 3,410. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Day Valley was 75.2% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 8.2% from other races, and 12.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.8% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 99.1% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,254 households, out of which 22.1% included children under the age of 18, 55.8% were married-couple households, 7.0% were cohabiting couple households, 22.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 20.4% of households were one person, and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.7.<ref name=DP1/> There were 896 families (71.5% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 17.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% aged 18 to 24, 21.3% aged 25 to 44, 26.5% aged 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 50.5Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,349 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,254 (93.0%) were occupied. Of these, 74.5% were owner-occupied, and 25.5% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $150,256, and the per capita income was $62,813. About 5.5% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

In the California State Legislature, Day Valley is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Day Valley is in Template:Representative.<ref name=gt20>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

Local history

Many early settlers to Day Valley (including some members of the Day and Cox families) are buried in a small cemetery in the Forest and Meadows neighborhood, at the corner of Meadow Road and Downing Drive. Cox Road and Day Valley Road are named after these families.