Sun Village, California

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Population in 2010: 11,565.
Males: 5,813  (50.3%)
Females: 5,752  (49.7%)
Median resident age:  30.8 years
California median age:  36.2 years
Estimated median household income in 2015: $59,134
Sun Village:

$59,134
CA:

$64,500

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $29,403

Sun Village CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $497,200
Sun Village:

$497,200
CA:

$449,100

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $664,595; Detached houses: $705,518; Townhouses or other attached units: $519,453; In 2-unit structures: $654,505; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $586,965; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $508,787; Mobile homes: $127,584; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $96,950

Median gross rent in 2015: $1,384.

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  • Races in Sun Village, CA (2015)

    Sun Village races chart
    • 7,50965.5%Hispanic
    • 2,64823.1%White alone
    • 9168.0%Black alone
    • 1691.5%Two or more races
    • 1561.4%Asian alone
    • 250.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 140.1%Other race alone
    • 90.08%American Indian alone

Races in Sun Village detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Sun Village: 125.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: German (2.6%), English (2.1%), Irish (1.4%), American (1.3%), European (1.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

For population 25 years and over in Sun Village:

  • High school or higher: 65.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sun Village CDP:

  • Never married: 36.4%
  • Now married: 44.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

2,437 residents are foreign born (20.2% Latin America).

This place:

21.2%
California:

27.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,833 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,321 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: South Antelope Valley, CA (7.5 miles , pop. 168,106).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Upper San Gabriel Valley, CA (31.4 miles , pop. 320,969).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (40.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Littlerock, CA (1.7 miles ), South Antelope Valley, CA (2.7 miles ), Lake Los Angeles, CA (2.8 miles ), Palmdale, CA (2.9 miles ), Desert View Highlands, CA (3.4 miles ), Acton, CA (3.8 miles ), Lancaster, CA (3.8 miles ), North Antelope Valley, CA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.56 N, Longitude: 117.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

Sun Village household income distribution Sun Village home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

6.2%
California:

5.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (20%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (15%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Information (8%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (5%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (14%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Sun Village: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Earthquake activity:

Sun Village-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 737% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from Sun Village center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 176.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Sun Village center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Los Angeles County (52) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 26
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 34, Floods: 14, Storms: 9, Landslides: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Mudslides: 4, Earthquakes: 3, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Sun Village:

  • DAVITA-PALMDALE REGIONAL DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; PALMDALE, CA)
  • EAST PALMDALE DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; PALMDALE, CA)
  • HIGH DESERT HEMODIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; PALMDALE, CA)
  • PROCARE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 13 miles away; LANCASTER, CA)
  • LANCASTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL D/P SNF (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; LANCASTER, CA)
  • MASTERS MEDICAL HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; LANCASTER, CA)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY KIDNEY INSTITUTE (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; LANCASTER, CA)

Amtrak stations near Sun Village:

  • 10 miles: PALMDALE (120 E. PALMDALE BLVD.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: LANCASTER (44742 SIERRA HWY.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sun Village:

  • Antelope Valley College (about 16 miles; Lancaster, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,206)
  • Citrus College (about 30 miles; Glendora, CA; FT enrollment: 8,456)
  • Azusa Pacific University (about 30 miles; Azusa, CA; FT enrollment: 9,427)
  • Art Center College of Design (about 30 miles; Pasadena, CA; FT enrollment: 2,346)
  • Pasadena City College (about 31 miles; Pasadena, CA; FT enrollment: 14,712)
  • Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena (about 31 miles; Pasadena, CA; FT enrollment: 2,934)
  • California Institute of Technology (about 31 miles; Pasadena, CA; FT enrollment: 2,246)

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Notable location: Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 92 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Sun Village include: Jehovah's Witnesses of Littlerock (A), Cornerstone Church of Littlerock (B), Living In Christ Faith Ministry (C), Fountain of the World Church (D), Church of Christ (E), First Missionary Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sun Village include: Jackie Robinson Park (1), Avenue T Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Los Angeles County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 119. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

119
U.S.:

75

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.205. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.205
U.S.:

0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 8.07. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.07
U.S.:

6.40

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 41.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

41.6
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 23.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

23.7
U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 5.50. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.50
U.S.:

9.35
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.6%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.7% for Black residents, 21.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.2% for American Indian residents, 17.8% for other race residents, 30.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:  3.9 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  80.9%
Whole state:  68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.5%
Whole state:  7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

19.5
California average:

15.4

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Sun Village CDP (based on Los Angeles County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic3,542,994275
Evangelical Protestant814,6113,249
Other451,5941,023
Mainline Protestant229,056860
Black Protestant112,338290
Orthodox63,51776
None4,604,495-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2,084
Los Angeles County:

2.12 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 32
This county:

0.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 567
Los Angeles County:

0.58 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1,206
Los Angeles County:

1.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7,008
Here:

7.15 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.5%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Los Angeles County:

20.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

18.6%
State:

17.9%

3.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,176 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.18%
California average:

5.03%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,133 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:

0.04%
California average:

0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Orange County, CA  0.44% ($47,619 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.34% ($34,625)
from Riverside County, CA  0.19% ($37,493)


3.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.63%
California average:

5.12%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($921 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:

0.07%
California average:

0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Orange County, CA  0.54% ($53,226 average AGI)
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.50% ($38,459)
to Riverside County, CA  0.28% ($43,924)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sun Village:

  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KUTY (1470 AM; 5 kW; PALMDALE, CA; Owner: HIGH DESERT BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KAVL (610 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sun Village:

  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • K202DJ (88.3 FM; PALMDALE, CA; Owner: SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMZT-FM (105.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KPFK (90.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC)
  • K216EM (91.1 FM; ARCADIA, CA; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTWV (94.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • K241AJ (96.1 FM; PALMDALE, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sun Village:

  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KCBS-TV (Channel 2; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTLA-TV (Channel 5; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTLA INC.)
  • KABC-TV (Channel 7; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ABC HOLDING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCAL-TV (Channel 9; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF LOS ANGELES LLC)
  • KNBC (Channel 4; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC.)
  • KMEX-TV (Channel 34; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KMEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KAZA-TV (Channel 54; AVALON, CA; Owner: PAPPAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE LLC)
  • KDOC-TV (Channel 56; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: GOLDEN ORANGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KOCE-TV (Channel 50; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES, COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KXLA (Channel 44; RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA; Owner: RANCHO PALOS VERDES BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KCET (Channel 28; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KFTR (Channel 46; ONTARIO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA LOS ANGELES LLC)
  • KSCI (Channel 18; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: KSLS, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 16m52ftTotal length
  • 11,392Total average daily traffic
  • 1,380Total average daily truck traffic

Sun Village compared to California state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Sun Village on our top lists:

  • #6 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Information (population 5,000+)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Administrative and support and waste management services (population 5,000+)"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
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