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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,521 (60 farm, 1,461 nonfarm))

Houses: 683 (544 occupied: 403 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

43%

Housing density: 1 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $361,782.


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $613


Median gross rent in Big Valley, CA in 2009: $790


Housing units in Big Valley with a mortgage: 87 (8 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47








Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $209,524 (it was $105,100 in 2000)
Big Valley:

$209,524
California:

$384,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,213 - $290,213

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $304,937
Here:

$304,937
State:

$521,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $71,028
Here:

$71,028
State:

$436,871

Mobile homes: $140,016
Here:

$140,016
State:

$59,450

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,452
  • In family households: 1,308 (312 male householders, 94 female householders)
    361 spouses, 468 children (435 natural, 3 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 8 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 144 (52 male householders (41 living alone)), 74 female householders (70 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 69 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 185 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 12 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

285 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (26 men, 56 women).

87.3% of residents of Big Valley speak English at home.
9.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 95 (6.2%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.1
State:

3.5

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Big Valley, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 20
  • 4 rooms: 46
  • 5 rooms: 107
  • 6 rooms: 99
  • 7 rooms: 80
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 19
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 23
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 38
  • 7 rooms: 12
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 7
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Big Valley, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 46
  • 2 bedrooms: 119
  • 3 bedrooms: 182
  • 4 bedrooms: 43
  • 5+ bedrooms: 13
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 56
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5+ bedrooms: 3
Cars and other vehicles available in Big Valley, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 66
  • 2 vehicles: 190
  • 3 vehicles: 110
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5+ vehicles: 10
  • no vehicle: 23
  • 1 vehicle: 56
  • 2 vehicles: 51
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5+ vehicles: 2

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 42
  • 1990 to 1994: 40
  • 1980 to 1989: 147
  • 1970 to 1979: 143
  • 1960 to 1969: 69
  • 1950 to 1959: 66
  • 1940 to 1949: 48
  • 1939 or earlier: 122

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Big Valley, CA house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Big Valley, CA:

  • Less than $10,000: 3
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 1
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 3
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 9
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 12
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 11
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 8
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 14
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 15
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 48
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 38
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 17
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 13
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 40
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 44
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 58
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 22
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 21
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 4
  • $1,000,000 or more: 16
 


Big Valley rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Big Valley:

  • Less than $100: 0 people
  • $100 to $149: 0
  • $150 to $199: 1
  • $200 to $249: 1
  • $250 to $299: 1
  • $300 to $349: 3
  • $350 to $399: 4
  • $400 to $449: 9
  • $450 to $499: 16
  • $500 to $549: 19
  • $550 to $599: 4
  • $600 to $649: 5
  • $650 to $699: 7
  • $700 to $749: 3
  • $750 to $799: 3
  • $800 to $899: 5
  • $900 to $999: 1
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 3
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 0
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 0
  • $2,000 or more: 0
  • No cash rent: 33
 

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 28
  • 1985 to 1989: 20
  • 1980 to 1984: 13
  • 1975 to 1979: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 11


Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.3%
Number of people working at home: 63 (14.5% of all workers)


Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 39
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 63
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 67
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 52
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 26
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 7
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 28
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 25
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 36
  • 90 or more minutes: 17
 

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 297 (68%)
  • Carpooled: 52 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
  • Walked: 20 (5%)
  • Other means: 2 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 63 (14%)

Big Valley, CA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 114
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 59
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 31
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 32
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 46
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 36
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 28
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 26
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 15
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 45
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 44
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 33
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 6
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 5
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 4
  • $200,000 or more: 8
 

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 387
 German: 202
 English: 144
 Irish: 122
 United States or American: 86
 European: 51
 Italian: 32
 Portuguese: 29
 French (except Basque): 26
 Swedish: 18
 Welsh: 18
 Dutch: 17
 Scottish: 17
 Scotch-Irish: 14
 Russian: 13
 Swiss: 9
 Danish: 7
 Norwegian: 6
 Armenian: 5
 Scandinavian: 5
 Canadian: 4
 Polish: 3
 Icelander: 2
 Czechoslovakian: 2
 Subsaharan African:: 2
 Sudanese: 2


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (81%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Taiwan (3%)
  • Other Western Europe (2%)
  • Japan (2%)
  • India (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1082
  • Northeast: 21
  • Midwest: 103
  • South: 101
  • West: 90

58% of Big Valley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 13
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 32
  • 10th grade: 24
  • 11th grade: 12
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 34
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 184
  • Less than 1 year of college: 34
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 80
  • Associate degree: 36
  • Bachelor's degree: 28
  • Master's degree: 8
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 2
  • 5th and 6th grade: 14
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 21
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 45
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 161
  • Less than 1 year of college: 40
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
  • Associate degree: 32
  • Bachelor's degree: 43
  • Master's degree: 11
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 23.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $38,640
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,020
  • Some other race householders: $8,412
  • Two or more races householders: $38,495
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,166

Big Valley marital status for males
Big Valley marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,405
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,710
  • Some other race householders: $169,453
  • Two or more races householders: $129,582
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,453

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 482
  • One, attached: 1
  • Two: 2
  • Mobile homes: 188
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $104,043


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Big Valley:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Big Valley
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Wood (44.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10.9%)
  • Electricity (5.0%)
  • Other fuel (2.0%)
  • Solar energy (1.7%)
  • Wood (51.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27.7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

2.2%
California:

9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here:

11.5%
California:

7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
Here:

19.3%
California:

15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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