Editing Poway, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0658520|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032554/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0658520|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Poway city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Poway had a population of 47,811. The population density was {{convert|1,220.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Poway was 36,781 (76.9%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 783 (1.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 265 (0.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4,853 (10.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 106 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2,944 (6.2%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2,079 (4.3%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race numbered 7,508 (15.7%).

The Census reported that 47,261 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 284 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 266 (0.6%) were institutionalized.

There were 16,128 households, out of which 6,493 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,523 (65.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,675 (10.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 742 (4.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 580 (3.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 111 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]; 2,469 households (15.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1,185 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93. There were 12,940 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (80.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.23.

In the city, 11,948 people (25.0%) were under the age of 18, 3,912 people (8.2%) were 18 to 24, 10,496 people (22.0%)  25 to 44, 15,555 people (32.5%) 45 to 64, and 5,900 people (12.3%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

There were 16,715 housing units at an average density of {{convert|426.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 12,000 (74.4%) were owner-occupied, and 4,128 (25.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 35,111 people (73.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 12,150 people (25.4%) lived in rental housing units.